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The Pmax Curve

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The Pmax Curve

What is the Pmax Curve ?

The Pmax Curve shows the maximum laser output power for your Tunable
Laser module across the wavelength range of your Tunable Laser module.

How to View the Pmax Curve

To view the Pmax Curve:

Press the Appl hardkey. The Applications menu, as shown in Figure 146 ,
appears.

Move to <Pmax curve> and press Enter. The Pmax Curve Screen, as shown in
Figure 173 , appears.

Figure 173 The Pmax Curve Screen

See “

Working with Application Graphs

” on page 231 for information on

zooming in and out.

Press [Close] to exit from the Pmax Curve application.

Summary of Contents for 8163B

Page 1: ...Agilent Technologies Agilent 8163A B Lightwave Multimeter Agilent 8164A B Lightwave Measurement System Agilent 8166A B Lightwave Multichannel System ...

Page 2: ...mental specifications for the product or improper site preparation or maintenance No other warranty is expressed or implied Agilent Technologies specifically disclaims the implied warranties of Merchantability and Fitness for a Particular Purpose Exclusive Remedies The remedies provided herein are Buyer s sole and exclusive remedies Agilent Technologies shall not be liable for any direct indirect ...

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Page 5: ...iption of the User Interface 39 Password 40 User Interface Features 41 How to Navigate Modify the Display 43 How to Change the Value of a Parameter 53 How to Select a Parameter 53 How to Accept the New Value of a Parameter 54 How to Make a Big Change to a Continuous Parameter 54 How to Make a Small Change to a Continuous Parameter 55 How to Change a Discrete Parameter 57 How to Set All Parameters ...

Page 6: ...ules 77 How to Get Information About the Mainframe 79 How to Connect an External Monitor 80 How to Connect a Printer 81 Power Measurement 83 How to Measure Power 84 The Power Value 84 How to Set the Power Unit 85 How to Set the Calibration Offset 87 How to Set the Reference Level 88 How to Set the Wavelength 91 How to Remove Electrical Offsets 91 How to Choose the Range Mode 94 How to Set the Rang...

Page 7: ...the Wavelength 130 Wavelength Range 130 How to Set the Wavelength Directly 131 How to Set a Relative Wavelength 132 How to Perform a Wavelength Sweep 134 What is a Wavelength Sweep 134 How to Set the Wavelength Sweep 135 How to Perform a Sweep 137 How to Modulate a Signal 142 How to Use the Internal Modulation 142 How to Use External Modulation 144 How to Configure the Modulation Output 149 How to...

Page 8: ... 180 How to Measure Return Loss 184 Viewing the Calibration Values 186 A Background to Return Loss Measurement 189 Measuring the Reflected Power from a Component with Known Reflection Factor 189 Measuring the Power Transmitted Through the Reflection Reference 190 Measuring the Power when there are No Reflections 190 Measuring the Power Transmitted Through the Measurement Patchcord 191 Measuring th...

Page 9: ...221 Dependent and Independent Routing 223 How to set Route A 224 How to set Route B 224 How to Toggle the Switch path 225 Typical Applications 226 Selecting a Laser Source 226 Selecting Measurement and Calibration Paths 227 Inserting or Bypassing an Optical Component 227 Selecting one of several DUTs in a parallel test setup 228 Selecting one of several instruments 228 Applications 229 Working wit...

Page 10: ...272 Analysing a PACT Measurement 276 On Screen Messages 277 The Pmax Curve 278 What is the Pmax Curve 278 How to View the Pmax Curve 278 The Return Loss Application 279 Starting the Application 279 Measuring Return Loss 279 Measuring Return Loss and Insertion Loss 280 On Screen Messages 280 Configuration 281 User Interface 281 Recording Measurement Results 283 Printing Application Measurement Resu...

Page 11: ...ty Module Slots 308 Input and Output Connectors 310 The Remote Interlock RIL connector 311 GPIB Interface 312 Cables and Adapters 312 Connector 313 GPIB Logic Levels 314 Serial Interface 315 Parallel Port PCMCIA Slot Keyboard connector and 24V DC Output 316 Claims and Repackaging 317 Return Shipments to Agilent Technologies 317 Accessories 319 Instrument and Options Agilent 8163A B 320 Modules 321...

Page 12: ...timeter 345 Agilent 8164A Lightwave Measurement System 346 Agilent 8164B Lightwave Measurement System 347 Agilent 8166A Lightwave Multichannel System 348 Agilent 8166B Lightwave Multichannel System 349 Regulations Information 350 Safety Canada 350 EMC Canada 350 EMC Australia New Zealand 350 Performance Tests 351 Equipment Required 352 Test Record 353 Test Failure 353 Instruments Specifications 35...

Page 13: ...rces Fabry Perot 409 DFB Laser Sources 412 Attenuator Modules 414 Optical Switch modules 417 Cleaning Instructions 421 Safety Precautions 423 Why is it important to clean optical devices 424 What do I need for proper cleaning 425 Standard Cleaning Equipment 425 Additional Cleaning Equipment 428 Preserving Connectors 431 Cleaning Instrument Housings 432 Which Cleaning Procedure should I use 433 How...

Page 14: ...an instruments with a recessed lens interface 443 How to clean optical devices which are sensitive to mechanical stress and pressure 444 How to clean metal filters or attenuator gratings 445 Additional Cleaning Information 446 How to clean bare fiber ends 446 How to clean large area lenses and mirrors 446 Other Cleaning Hints 448 Firmware Upgrades 451 Firmware Upgrade Process 452 How to Get a Firm...

Page 15: ...Figure 17 The Agilent 8164A B Menu for Power Sensor Channel 48 Figure 18 The Agilent 8163B System Configuration Menu 49 Figure 19 The Agilent 8164A B System Configuration Menu 49 Figure 20 The Agilent 8164A B Help Screen 50 Figure 21 The Agilent 8164A B Help Index 50 Figure 22 The Applications Menu 51 Figure 23 The First Digit Before the Decimal Point is Highlighted First 55 Figure 24 Averaging Ti...

Page 16: ...nd Permitted Wavelength Range 130 Figure 69 Setting a Relative Wavelength 132 Figure 70 The Parameters for a Stepped Wavelength Sweep 135 Figure 71 Repeat Modes 136 Figure 72 Executing a Stepped Sweep 138 Figure 73 Pausing a Stepped Sweep 138 Figure 74 Performing a Manual Sweep 141 Figure 75 The Modulated Signal 142 Figure 76 External Digital Modulation 144 Figure 77 External Analog Modulation and...

Page 17: ...Reflection Factor 189 Figure 112 Measuring the Power transmitted through the Reflection Reference 190 Figure 113 Measuring the Power with the Connector Terminated 190 Figure 114 Measuring the Power transmitted through the Measurement Patchcord 191 Figure 115 Measuring the Reflections from the Device Under Test 191 Figure 116 Measuring the Power transmitted through the Device Under Test 192 Figure ...

Page 18: ...e Stability Measurement Screen Measurement Running 260 Figure 160 The Stability Measurement Screen Measurement Completed 261 Figure 161 The Agilent 8164A B Stability Analysis Screen 262 Figure 162 The Agilent 8163B Stability Analysis Screenn First Screen 263 Figure 163 The Agilent 8163A B Stability Analysis Screen Second Screen 264 Figure 164 The PACT Setup Screen 267 Figure 165 PACT Reference Scr...

Page 19: ...04 Figure 192 Side View of a Back Loadable Module 304 Figure 193 Removing a Back Loadable Module from the Agilent 8164A B 305 Figure 194 Fitting a Back Loadable Module 306 Figure 195 Adding a Connector Interface 307 Figure 196 Fitting a Blind Panel 308 Figure 197 Rear Panel of the Agilent 8163B Lightwave Multimeter System 310 Figure 198 Rear Panel of the Agilent 8164B Lightwave Measurement System ...

Page 20: ...20 Agilent 8163A B 8164A B 8166A B Mainframes Sixth Edition ...

Page 21: ...y Information 34 Table 9 Upper Power Limits and Resolution for Various Power Ranges 99 Table 10 Parameters that can only be set using the master channel 107 Table 11 The Agilent compact TLS family 160 Table 12 High Return Loss Patchcords 171 Table 13 The Agilent 8157xA Variable Optical Attenuator family 198 Table 14 Attenuator Status Indicators 218 Table 15 The Agilent 8159xB Optical Switch family...

Page 22: ...22 Agilent 8163A B 8164A B 8166A B Mainframes Sixth Edition ...

Page 23: ...tem and the Agilent 8166A B Lightwave Multichannel System mainframes You customize the instrument using plug in modules and changeable fiber connector interfaces You can use this instrument as a tunable laser source and also to take associated measurements Safety Considerations 25 General 26 Operating Environment 26 Line Power Requirements 27 Input Output Signals 27 Line Power Connectors 28 Instru...

Page 24: ...w Value of a Parameter 54 How to Make a Big Change to a Continuous Parameter 54 How to Make a Small Change to a Continuous Parameter 55 How to Change a Discrete Parameter 57 How to Set All Parameters to Their Default Values 58 If You Make a Mistake 58 If the Parameter Changes to Different Value 58 A Sample Session 59 How to Measure the Power of a Modulated Signal 60 ...

Page 25: ...ts for Electrical Equipment for Measurement Control and Laboratory Use and has been supplied in a safe condition The instruction documentation contains information and warnings that must be followed by the user to ensure safe operation and to maintain the product in a safe condition Safety Symbols The caution sign denotes a hazard It calls attention to a procedure which if not correctly performed ...

Page 26: ...power source To disconnect from the line power disconnect the power cord either at the rear power inlet or at the AC line power source receptacle One of these must always be accessible If the instrument is in a cabinet it must be disconnected from the line power by the system s line power switch Operating Environment To avoid hazardous electrical shock do not perform electrical tests when there ar...

Page 27: ...e range from 50 to 60 Hz The maximum power consumption is 270 VA with all options installed The Agilent 8166A B Lightwave Multichannel System complies with overvoltage category II and can operate from any single phase AC power source that supplies between 100 V and 240 V at a frequency in the range from 50 to 60 Hz The maximum power consumption is 450 VA with all options installed CAUTION CAUTION ...

Page 28: ...t outlet provided with a protective earth contact Do not negate this protective action by the using an extension cord without a protective conductor Do not interrupt the protective earth connection intentionally Do not remove protective covers Operating personnel must not remove instrument covers Component replacement and internal adjustments must be made only by qualified service personnel Instru...

Page 29: ...e ON symbols are used to mark the positions of the instrument power line switch The OFF symbols are used to mark the positions of the instrument power line switch The CE mark is a registered trademark of the European Community The CSA mark is a registered trademark of the Canadian Standards Association The C Tick mark is a registered trademark of the Australian Spectrum Management Agency This text...

Page 30: ...diameter 9 µm 9 µm 9 µm 9 µm Numerical aperture 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 Laser Class according to IEC 60825 1 2001 International 1 1 1 1 Max permissible CW output power 15 6 mW 10 mW 10 mW 15 6 mW 10 mW 1 Max CW output power is defined as the highest possible optical power that the laser source can produce at its output connector 2 Discontinued Table 2 High Power Laser Source Modules Laser Safety Informati...

Page 31: ...or CW DFB Laser with built in isolator Wavelength range 1500 1650 nm see display 1500 1650 nm see display Max CW output power 1 15 mW 28 mW Beam waist diameter 9 µm 9 µm Numerical aperture 0 1 0 1 Laser Class according to IEC 60825 1 2001 International 1M 1M Max permissible CW output power 163 mW 163 mW 1 Max CW output power is defined as the highest possible optical power that the laser source ca...

Page 32: ...mW 52 mW 163 mW 52 mW 163 mW 1 Max CW output power is defined as the highest possible optical power that the laser source can produce at its output connector Table 5 Backloadable Tunable Laser Modules discontinued Laser Safety Information Agilent 81480B Agilent 81482B Agilent 81680B Agilent 81682B Agilent 81640B Agilent 81642B Agilent 81672B Laser Type FP Laser InGaAsP FP Laser InGaAsP FP Laser In...

Page 33: ...International 1M 1M 1M 1M 1M Max permissible CW output power 163 mW 163 mW 163 mW 163 mW 163 mW 1 Max CW output power is defined as the highest possible optical power that the laser source can produce at its output connector Table 7 Compact Tunable Laser Modules discontinued Laser Safety Information Agilent 81689A Agilent 81689B Agilent 81649A Laser Type FP Laser InGaAsP FP Laser InGaAsP FP Laser ...

Page 34: ...Laser InGaAsP FP Laser InGaAsP Wavelength 15nm 1310 nm 1550 nm 1550 1625 nm 1310 1550 nm Max CW output power 1 1 8mW 1 8mW 1 8mW 1 8mW Beam waist diameter 9 µ m 9 µ m 9 µ m 9 µ m Numerical aperture 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 Laser Class according to IEC 60825 1 2001 Interna tional 1 1 1 1 Max permissible CW output power 15 6 mW 10 mW 10 mW 15 6 mW 10 mW 1 Max CW output power is defined as the highest possibl...

Page 35: ...attention to the following laser safety warnings Under no circumstances look into the end of an optical cable attached to the op tical output when the device is operational The laser radiation can seriously damage your eyesight Do not enable the laser when there is no fiber attached to the optical output connector The laser is enabled by pressing the gray button close to the optical output con nec...

Page 36: ...htwave Multimeter mainframe has two slim module slots The system can host up to two front loadable modules of any combination of the following types compact Tunable Laser modules such as the the Agilent 81689A fixed wavelength Laser Sources such as the Agilent 81650A DFB Source modules such as the Agilent 81662A Power Sensors both dual and single such as the Agilent 81635A Fast Power Sensor Module...

Page 37: ...oadable modules of any combination of the following types compact Tunable Laser modules such as the the Agilent 81689A fixed wavelength Laser Sources such as the Agilent 81650A DFB Source modules such as the Agilent 81662A Power Sensors both dual and single such as the Agilent 81635A Fast Power Sensor Modules such as the Agilent 81637B Interface Modules for Optical Heads such as the Agilent 81618A...

Page 38: ...ble Laser modules such as the the Agilent 81689A fixed wavelength Laser Sources such as the Agilent 81650A DFB Source modules such as the Agilent 81662A Power Sensors both dual and single such as the Agilent 81635A Fast Power Sensor Modules such as the Agilent 81637B Interface Modules for Optical Heads such as the Agilent 81618A Return Loss Modules such as the Agilent 81610A Attenuator Modules suc...

Page 39: ...B and Agilent 8166A B respectively and the names used in this manual to describe the groups of keys Figure 6 The Agilent 8164A B Lightwave Measurement System User Interface The Agilent 8163A B and the Agilent 8166A B do not provide the following two features of the Agilent 8164A B s user interface the Modify Knob and the Numerical Keypad Display Cursor Key Enter Key Key Channel Modify Knob Numeric...

Page 40: ...ment with high power Laser Source modules or Tunable Laser modules you must enter the password to unlock the instrument If You Forget Your Password If you forget your password contact your nearest Agilent Technologies Sales Service Office Find contact details by accessing http www agilent com on the internet Display Softkeys Cursor Key Power Key Channel Key Enter Key Hardkeys The default password ...

Page 41: ...rmware revision Slot and Channel Numbers Each module is identified by a slot number and a channel number You can use slot and channel numbers to identify each channel in the overview screen with a number at the side of the screen to identify each channel in the Details screen with a tab at the top of the screen to identify the channel when referencing the power measured by another chan nel see How...

Page 42: ...A B from one to four from left to right for the Agilent 8164A B and from one to seventeen from left to right for the Agilent 8166A B These numbers are displayed on the front panel beside each module slot The Agilent 8164A B slot for back loadable modules is numbered zero Modules with two channels for example the Agilent 81635A Dual Power Sensor use the channel number to distinguish between these c...

Page 43: ... this screen is shown immediately after start up It shows the most important parameters of all installed modules Figure 8 The Agilent 8163B s Overview Screen Figure 8 shows the overview screen for the Agilent 8164A B Lightwave Measurement System this screen is shown immediately after start up It shows the most important parameters of all installed modules The display of the Agilent 8163A and the A...

Page 44: ...nframes Sixth Edition Figure 9 The Agilent 8164A B s Overview Screen Figure 10 shows the overview screen for the Agilent 8166A Lightwave Multichannel System this screen is shown immediately after start up It shows the module slots that are occupied Figure 10 The Agilent 8166A Overview Screen ...

Page 45: ...up and down cursor keys can be used to increment and decrement the value of a digit and the left and right cursor keys can be used to move the highlighted digit left and right How to Use the Numerical Keypad You can use the Numerical Keypad to change the value of a parameter See How to Change the Value of a Parameter on page 53 How to Use the Modify Knob Figure 12 The Modify Knob The Numerical Key...

Page 46: ... Modify Knob to change the value of a parameter See How to Change the Value of a Parameter on page 53 How to Change Channel You can navigate between module channels by pressing the Channel hardkey You can use this key when either the overview screen or the details screen is displayed How to Access the Details Screen You can access the parameters of a module that are not shown on the overview scree...

Page 47: ...Figure 15 The Agilent 8166A Details Screen for a Power Sensor Channel If more than 3 modules are inserted in the Agilent 8166A B Lightwave Multichannel System the user interface cannot display each channel number in the details screen The arrow indicates that undisplayed channels can be accessed by pressing the Channel hardkey To return to the overview screen press the Overview softkey ...

Page 48: ...to Access the Menu Press the Menu softkey to access all the parameters and functions that apply to a module Figure 16 and Figure 18 show the type of menu you should see for a Power Sensor channel Figure 16 The Agilent 8163B 6B Menu for a Power Sensor Channel Figure 17 The Agilent 8164A B Menu for Power Sensor Channel ...

Page 49: ...ystem Configuration Press the Config hardkey to access all the system configuration parameters that can be changed Figure 18 and Figure 19 show the menu you should see See Additional Information on page 63 for more details Figure 18 The Agilent 8163B System Configuration Menu Figure 19 The Agilent 8164A B System Configuration Menu ...

Page 50: ...Edition How to Get Help Press the Help hardkey any time you need more information The instrument displays online documentation for the currently selected parameter Figure 20 The Agilent 8164A B Help Screen Press the Index softkey to access the Index of help topics Figure 21 The Agilent 8164A B Help Index ...

Page 51: ...or right cursor keys to move to another cross reference If you press the Enter hardkey or the OK softkey you will jump to the chosen cross reference Press the Print softkey to print the current help page See How to Connect a Printer on page 81 for more information on printing Press the Close softkey to leave the online documentation and resume your task How to Access Applications You can access th...

Page 52: ...ilable for the Agilent 8166A B Lightwave Multichannel System The Return Loss Application is only available for the Agilent 8163B Lightwave Multimeter NOTE After you exit from the application any modules selected by these applications will automatically be preset all parameters will be set to their default values for the selected modules NOTE ...

Page 53: ...lue within a given range or discrete you may choose a value from a menu How to Select a Parameter You can select the parameter from the following screens from the Details screen after pressing the Details softkey from the Menu screen after pressing the Menu softkey or for the Agilent 8163A B and Agilent 8164A B from the Overview screen To start editing a parameter you move to it and press the Ente...

Page 54: ...164A B These keys all perform the same purpose All references to pressing Enter throughout this User s Guide refer to one of these three actions How to Make a Big Change to a Continuous Parameter If you are changing the value of a parameter completely type in the value on the numerical keypad if you are using the Agilent 8164A B and press Enter To change the output power from 100 µW to 755 µW 1 Pr...

Page 55: ...ighted First 2 If you want to select another digit to edit use the left or right cursor key 3 Enter the new value for the digit by using the numerical keypad the up and down cursors or turning the modify knob 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 to continue editing the value 5 When you have finished editing the value press Enter The edited value becomes the new value of the parameter To change the wavelength fr...

Page 56: ...tarted How to Change the Value of a Parameter 56 Agilent 8163A B 8164A B 8166A B Mainframes Sixth Edition 5 Press the up cursor five times to change the value of the digit to five Press Enter to end the editing ...

Page 57: ...e For a Power Sensor module 1 Move to the Power Sensor channel and press the Details softkey 2 Move to the AvgTime parameter and press Enter 3 Move to 1 s by using the cursor key and press Enter or 1 Move to the Power Sensor channel and press the Menu softkey 2 Move to the Averaging Time parameter and press Enter You see the screen in Figure 24 3 Move to 1 s by using the cursor key and press Enter...

Page 58: ... Make a Mistake If you make a mistake while you are editing a parameter you can cancel the editing and retain the previous value for the parameter by pressing the Cancel softkey If the Parameter Changes to Different Value If you press Enter or the OK softkey and the parameter changes to a different value then you tried to enter a value outside the calibrated range The new value is the nearest vali...

Page 59: ...h The sample session is written for the Agilent 8163A B Lightwave Multimeter or Agilent 8164A B Lightwave Measurement System the Agilent 81689A Tunable Laser module and the Agilent 81632A Power Sensor To perform the sample session as described here you also need a patchcord if you are using the 81000AI Connector interface then a Diamond HMS 10 Agilent HRL to Diamond HMS 10 Agilent patchcord Agilen...

Page 60: ...wer Sensor module as shown in Figure 25 You must connect the correct fiber end connector for your Tunable Laser module a For straight contact connectors use a straight contact fiber end connector with a black sleeve b For angled contact connectors with a green sign beside the Tunable Laser module s optical output connector use an angled contact fiber end connec tor with a green sleeve Figure 25 Co...

Page 61: ...Move to the wavelength parameter λ for the Tunable Laser module and press Enter b Enter 1540 000 and press Enter 9 How to set the modulated power for the Tunable Laser module a If power is not displayed in Watts move to the P parameter and press the Power Unit softkey b Move to W using the cursor key and press Enter c Move to the P parameter and press Enter d Enter 500 000 e Change units to µW if ...

Page 62: ...Getting Started A Sample Session 62 Agilent 8163A B 8164A B 8166A B Mainframes Sixth Edition ...

Page 63: ...em Utilities 64 How to Set the Backlight 65 How to Set the Date Time 66 How to Lock Unlock the High Power Laser Sources 68 How to Set the Trigger Configuration 69 How to Configure Startup Applications 70 How to Configure your Foot Pedal 71 How to Set the GPIB Address 72 How to Set the Speed of the Serial Interface 73 How to Update a Module 74 How to Select the Printer Type 75 How to Change the Pas...

Page 64: ... Mainframes Sixth Edition Using the System Utilities Press the Config hardkey to access configuration information for your mainframe You see the screens in Figure 26 and Figure 27 Figure 26 The Agilent 8163B 6B Configuration Menu Figure 27 The Agilent 8164A B System Configuration Menu ...

Page 65: ...allows you to change the appearance of the screen To Set the Backlight To change the backlight level of the Agilent 8163A B 6A B s screen 1 Press the Config hardkey 2 Move to the Backlight menu option and press Enter You see a box displaying the current setting Figure 28 Entering a Backlight Value 3 Enter an integer value between zero and one hundred in this box and press Enter The Backlight menu ...

Page 66: ...e The instrument uses the date and time when you print out data from an application you save data to diskette from an application and you send the SYSTem DATE or SYSTem TIME GPIB commands see your instru ment s Programming Guide for more details To set the date and time 1 Press the Config hardkey 2 Move to the Date Time menu option and press Enter You see a box similar to Figure 29 displaying the ...

Page 67: ...he day month or year using the cursor key Press Enter 5 Perform steps 3 to 4 again if the date is not fully correct 6 Use the cursor key to move to the Time field Press the Edit softkey The hour of the day is highlighted The 24 hour clock is used 7 Use the left and right cursor keys to move to the hour minute or second Edit the hour minute or second using the cursor key Press OK 8 Perform steps 6 ...

Page 68: ...s 1 Press the Config hardkey 2 Move to the Unlock menu option and press Enter You see a box requesting you to enter the password Figure 30 Unlocking the Instument 3 Enter the password using the softkeys or the numerical keypad Press Enter and the instrument unlocks To lock the instrument perform the steps above but in step 2 move to the Lock menu option in place of the Unlock menu option The defau...

Page 69: ...nt to enable the trigger connectors Pass Through which you should choose if you want an input trigger to automatically generate an output trigger This allows you to trigger another instrument almost simultaneously Feedback which you should choose if you want an output trigger to automatically generate an input trigger For example using this mode you could trigger each step of a wavelength sweep wi...

Page 70: ...ns Several Applications on the 8163B and 8164B can be configured to start upwhen the system is switched on To configure startup applications 1 Press the Config hardkey 2 Move to the Startup Applications menu option and press Enter 3 Select the application you want to start up when the system is switched on Only valid for the 8163B and 8164B NOTE ...

Page 71: ...ut and Output Connectors on page 310 To configure your Foot Pedal 1 Press the Config hardkey 2 Move to the Foot pedal support menu option and press Enter You see a box displaying On and Off Figure 32 Enabling Disabling the Foot Panel 3 Move to On to enable the Agilent 81610FP Foot Pedal or move to Off to disable the Agilent 81610FP Foot Pedal 4 Press Enter Valid for 8163A 8164A and 8166A only This...

Page 72: ...y 2 Move to the GPIB Address menu option and press Enter You see a box displaying the current GPIB address Figure 33 Entering a GPIB Address 3 Enter an integer value between 0 and 30 into this box and press Enter The address is set to this value The default GPIB address is 20 NOTE Avoid using 21 as the GPIB address because this number is often the controller s default GPIB address NOTE ...

Page 73: ... Enter You see a box displaying all the available line speeds in bps Figure 34 Selecting a Baudrate for the Serial Interface 3 Move to the Baudrate required and press Enter The default Baudrate of the serial interface is 38400 bps NOTE The Baudrate set for the serial interface of the instrument should match that set for the PC serial interface connected to it The PC serial interface should be conf...

Page 74: ...grades on page 451 To set the mainframe in Module Update mode 1 Press the Config hardkey 2 Move to the Module Update menu option and press Enter You see a box that displays Module Update mode as on 3 Press OK to start the Module Firmware Download process Figure 35 Module Update mode Module Update mode is necessary only when updating a module via the serial interface NOTE Reboot the mainframe to re...

Page 75: ... to Get Help on page 50 data from an application see Printing Application Measurement Results on page 283 To select a printer type 1 Press the Config hardkey 2 Move to the Printer Type menu option and press Enter You see a box as shown in Figure 36 displaying the following printer types HP PCL you can use any printer that uses the Hewlett Packard Printer Con trol Language Level 3 or higher and EPS...

Page 76: ... option and press Enter You see a box requesting you to enter the password 3 Enter the current password using the softkeys or the numerical keypad and press Enter You see a box requesting you to enter the new password 4 Enter your new password It should be 4 digits long Press Enter If You Forget Your Password If you forget your password contact your nearest Agilent Technologies Sales Service Offic...

Page 77: ...the Config hardkey 2 Move to the About Modules menu option and press Enter You see a box displaying the slots which have installed modules see Figure 37 Figure 37 Slots with Installed Modules 3 Move to the module using the cursor key for which you require information Press Enter 4 The part number serial number and firmware revision of the chosen module are displayed as shown in Figure 38 ...

Page 78: ...her module slots or press Close to return to the configuration menu See How to Get Information About the Mainframe on page 79 for information on mainframe identity strings The Agilent 81640A 42A 80A 82A 89A Tunable Laser modules will always return HEWLETT PACKARD as the manufacturer All other Agilent 8163A B Series modules return Agilent Technologies as the manufacturer The 8153A Series modules wi...

Page 79: ...e revision of the mainframe are listed Figure 39 Viewing Information About the Mainframe 3 Press Close to return to the configuration menu The Agilent 8163A Agilent 8164A and Agilent 8166A will always return Agilent as the manufacturer This will not be affected by the transition of these instruments to Agilent Technologies This will allow programs that use this string to continue functioning See H...

Page 80: ...e Before you make any connections make sure the Lightwave Measurement System and monitor are turned off Connect the power cable to the video input on the back of your monitor Tighten the thumbscrews on the plug Connect the video cable it has a 15 pin plug to the video outlet on the back of the Lightwave Measurement System Tighten the thumbscrews on the plug Connect the power cord to the display Pl...

Page 81: ... pin a printer that is compliant with Epson 8 pin printers To set up the printer perform the following steps 1 Set up your printer as described in your printer s User s Guide 2 Connect a parallel cable between your printer s parallel connector to the parallel port on the rear panel of your mainframe see Input and Output Connectors on page 310 for a diagram of your mainframe s rear panel 3 To selec...

Page 82: ...Additional Information How to Connect a Printer 82 Agilent 8163A B 8164A B 8166A B Mainframes Sixth Edition ...

Page 83: ...or an Optical Head in conjunction with an Optical Head Interface module How to Measure Power 84 The Power Value 84 How to Set the Power Unit 85 How to Set the Calibration Offset 87 How to Set the Reference Level 88 How to Set the Wavelength 91 How to Remove Electrical Offsets 91 How to Choose the Range Mode 94 How to Set the Range 95 How to Set the Averaging Time 100 How to Choose the MinMax Mode ...

Page 84: ...hoose the MinMax Mode on page 101 How to Set the Number of Digits You can set the maximum number of digits that are used in power measurement This is the maximum number of digits after the decimal point To change the number of digits to two 1 Move to the Power Meter channel and press the Menu softkey 2 Move to Number of Digits option and press Enter You will see the screen in Figure 41 Figure 41 T...

Page 85: ...ayed in these units are derived from measurement in Watts By selecting dBm the following calculation is made Where PdBm is the power value displayed in dBm and Pinput is the input signal level in Watts Power in units of dBm is measured relative to 1 mW it is an absolute power measurement By selecting dB the following calculation is made Where PdB is the power value displayed in dB Pinput is the in...

Page 86: ...6 Agilent 8163A B 8164A B 8166A B Mainframes Sixth Edition 1 Move to the P parameter and press the Power Unit softkey You will see the menu in Figure 42 Figure 42 Selecting the Power Unit 2 Move to dBm by using the cursor key and press Enter ...

Page 87: ...g Sphere or a 3 dB coupler The calibration offset Cal is automatically subtracted from the input signal Pmeasured dBm Pinput dBm CAL dB Where Pmeasured is the adjusted value of the signal read in dBm Pinput is the input signal level in dBm and CAL is the calibration offset in decibels dB To set the calibration offset to 40 000 dB 1 Move to the Power Meter channel and press the Details softkey 2 Mo...

Page 88: ...F is the reference level You can choose the units for the reference using the Power Unit softkey If you choose dB the power value changes to dB and the displayed reference level changes to dBm To set the reference level to 10 mW 1 Move to the Power Meter channel and press the Details softkey 2 Move to the Ref parameter and press the Power Unit softkey 3 Move to W and press Enter twice 4 Change the...

Page 89: ...ference of the channel continuously updates to the current power value measured by the other channel The following equations describe how the power in dB is calculated if you reference another channel Pdisplay dB PmeasuredA dBm PmeasuredB dBm REF dB or Where Pdisplay is the displayed relative power PmeasuredA is the absolute power level see How to Set the Calibration Offset on page 87 measured by ...

Page 90: ...nnel number you want to reference using the cursor key and press Enter For example in Figure 43 you could choose 3 1 for channel 3 1 Refer to Slot and Channel Numbers on page 41 for information on channel numbers Figure 43 Referencing Another Channel To return to setting a constant reference level 1 Move to the Power Meter channel and press the Details softkey 2 Move to the Ref Mode parameter and ...

Page 91: ... power is input If electrical offsets are not removed they affect the accuracy of power measurement Performing a zero sets the zero power level to the average electrical offset level for the current environmental conditions Allow the instrument time to acclimatize around 24 hours Allow the instrument time to warm up around 20 minutes Make sure that the optical input is not receiving any light If y...

Page 92: ...e Setting 2 Move to the Power Meter channel and press the Menu softkey 3 Move to the Zero option to zero the current power measurement channel or the Zero All option to zero all power measurement channels You will see the screen shown in Figure 45 this appears for around 30 seconds while zeroing is performed Figure 45 Zeroing Sreen ...

Page 93: ...ht or the Power Meter receives ambient light because the input connector is uncovered Press Enter and start again at step 1 4 When the zeroing operation finishes press the Close softkey to close the menu Figure 46 Zeroing Fails if the Power Meter Receives Input Light If you see the screen shown in Figure 46 the zeroing operation has failed because the Power Meter received light The most common rea...

Page 94: ...s that the result has a displayed value between 9 and 100 of full scale The default state is for automatic ranging to be enabled Manual which allows you to set a user defined range For a Dual Power Sensor you cannot set the range mode of the slave channel channel 2 directly By default the range mode of the slave channel channel 2 is the same as that for the master channel channel 1 See Table 10 on...

Page 95: ...oose a range setting from the Range menu To choose a range setting follow the following steps 1 Setup the instrument 2 Move to the Power Meter channel and press the Details softkey 3 Move to the P parameter and press the Power Unit softkey You will see the menu in Figure 42 4 Move to dBm by using the cursor key and press Enter 5 Move to the Range Mode parameter and press Enter 6 Move to Auto by us...

Page 96: ...s Enter 13Enter the range value determined in Step 8 by using the cursor key and press Enter Figure 48 Manual Range Mode Within Range If the measured power is more than 3dBm greater than the range setting it is impossible for power to be displayed The power value 1 dBm as shown in Figure 49 is shown This means that the measured power is greater than the Upper Power Limit You must decrease the Rang...

Page 97: ...measured power is more than 40 dBm less than the range setting it is impossible for power to be displayed The power value 1 dBm as shown in Figure 50 is shown This means that the measured power is greater than the resolution at this Range value You must increase the Range value See Table 9 on page 99 for more details Figure 50 Out of Range Power Less Than Resolution ...

Page 98: ...6A B Mainframes Sixth Edition Figure 51 shows an example of the range values you can choose for the Agilent 81634B Inn this case the values range from 10 dBm upper power limit of 13 dBm to 70 dBm upper power limit of 67 dBm in 10 dBm increments Figure 51 Range Value Menu ...

Page 99: ...wer Limits and Resolution for Various Power Ranges RANGE Upper Power Limit Resolution 40 dBm 19 999 W 43 000 dBm 0 001 W 0 000 dBm 30 dBm 1 9999 W 33 000 dBm 0 1 mW 10 000 dBm 20 dBm 199 99 mW 23 000 dBm 0 01 mW 20 000 dBm 10 dBm 19 999 mW 13 000 dBm 0 001 mW 30 000 dBm 0 dBm 1 9999 mW 3 000 dBm 0 1 µW 40 000 dBm 10 dBm 199 99 µW 7 000 dBm 0 01 µW 50 000 dBm 20 dBm 19 999 µW 17 000 dBm 0 001 µW 60...

Page 100: ...he new displayed result Pold is the previously displayed result Sample is the value read by the hardware Tavg is the averaging time as set by the user and Tsample is the time the hardware takes to make a reading If the measurement condition change for example a range change in automatic ranging Pold is reset and the averaging starts again This is why the display update seems faster in automatic ra...

Page 101: ...onent Run the application while sweeping the polarization of the source applied to the component Window mode which compares each new measured value with the maximum and minimum values of each of the previous N samples When a new measurement is taken it is added to a buffer containing the previous N samples and the oldest measurement is deleted Refresh mode which adds each new measurement to a buff...

Page 102: ... 2 Move to the MinMax Mode parameter and press Enter 3 Move to Refresh by using the cursor key and press Enter The screen in Figure 54 appears Figure 54 MinMax Mode Screen 4 Press Menu move to Data Points and press Enter 5 Enter 100 and press Enter Window Refresh N Samples N Samples Time for display to update Time for display to update The length of the lines displayed represents the size of the b...

Page 103: ... Details softkey 2 Move to the MinMax Mode parameter and press Enter 3 Move to Off by using the cursor key and press Enter How to Hold the Screen Pressing the Hold Cnt softkey allows you to hold the screen so that no new measurements are displayed Hold is displayed as shown in Figure 55 Figure 55 Power Module Channel is Held Overview Screen By pressing the Hold Cnt softkey a second time the screen...

Page 104: ...er Connector You must prearm a measurement function before an action can be triggered 1 See How to Set the Trigger Configuration on page 69 for how to configure the trigger connectors 2 Move to the Power Meter channel and press the Menu softkey 3 Move to Input Trigger Mode by using the cursor key and press Enter You will see the screen in Figure 56 Figure 56 Input Trigger Mode For a Dual Power Sen...

Page 105: ...nnector on the rear panel of your instrument set Trigger Configuration to Loopback so that an output trigger automatically generates an input trigger or use the TRIGger GPIB command see your mainframe s Programming Guide How to Use Output Triggering You can configure Agilent 8163A B Series Power Meter modules to output a trigger when the instrument performs certain tasks To set your module s Outpu...

Page 106: ... 4 Move to one of the following by using the cursor key Averaging Time Over a trigger is output when the averaging time period of a measurement finishes Meas Started a trigger is output when the averaging time period of a meas urement begins Disabled the output trigger mode is disabled 5 Press Enter ...

Page 107: ...hannels share the same software and hardware triggering system For some commands setting parameters for the master channel sets the parameters for the slave channel In these cases you may only set parameters for the slave channel by setting master channel parameters The parameters listed in Table 10 can only be set or viewed using the master channel Table 10 Parameters that can only be set using t...

Page 108: ...Power Measurement How to Measure Power 108 Agilent 8163A B 8164A B 8166A B Mainframes Sixth Edition ...

Page 109: ...A B Lightwave Measurement System and the Agilent 8166A B Lightwave Multichannel System to control fixed wavelength laser source modules How to Use Laser Source Modules 110 The Laser Wavelength Value 110 How to Enable Disable Laser Output 111 How to Set Attenuation 112 How to Modulate the Optical Output 113 How to Use the Internal Modulation 114 How to Use Triggers 117 ...

Page 110: ...r source module is the calibrated optical wavelength value for the laser source This is a fixed value you can display the value but you cannot edit it Dual Wavelength Laser Source Modules Dual wavelength laser source modules have optical outputs at two wavelengths You can choose to output an optical signal at either a single wavelength or at both wavelengths simultaneously To choose both output wa...

Page 111: ...he user interface 1 Move to State parameter and press Enter 2 Move to On by using the cursor key and press Enter The green LED on the module front panel switches on To disable laser output using the user interface 1 Move to State parameter and press Enter 2 Move to Off by using the cursor key and press Enter The green LED on the module front panel switches off For further information on modulating...

Page 112: ...power of the laser output Poutput Psource ATT dB Where Poutput is the power level at the output of the module Psource is the power level at the output of the source and ATT is the attenuation parameter To set the attenuation value to 2 dB 1 Move to the laser source channel and press the Details softkey You see the screen in Figure 60 Figure 60 The Power Sensor Details Screen 2 Move to the Attenuat...

Page 113: ... the Internal setting How to Use the Internal Modulation on page 114 For details of the Coherence Control setting How to Increase Linewidth on page 114 For details of the Backplane setting External Digital Modulation using Input Trigger Connector on page 147 How to Disable Modulation If Off is displayed as the Modulation Source parameter Mod Src the laser source outputs an unmodulated continuous w...

Page 114: ...to Internal by using the cursor key and press Enter The text Int appears in the Laser Source channel How to Increase Linewidth You can use coherence control to increase the linewidth of the optical signal output from your Agilent 8163A B Series Laser Source module Enabling the coherence control increases the linewidth of the optical output signal to between 50 and 500 MHz typically Coherence contr...

Page 115: ...ameter for the upper wavelength source and press Enter You cannot modulate both wavelengths of the 81554SM Dual Wavelength Laser Source module independently If you select both wavelength outputs using the λ parameter you can choose to modulate both outputs at the same frequency or to output both outputs as CW signals NOTE If you choose to output both wavelengths of the 81554SM Dual Wavelength Lase...

Page 116: ... 8163A B 8164A B 8166A B Mainframes Sixth Edition 9 Move to Coherence Ctrl by using the cursor key and press Enter The text Mod is still displayed in the Laser Source channel 10Enable the laser output by pressing the Active hardkey on the module s front panel ...

Page 117: ... To set your module s Output Trigger Configuration 1 See How to Set the Trigger Configuration on page 69 for how to configure the trigger connectors 2 Move to the Laser Source channel and press Menu 3 Move to Output Trigger Mode by using the cursor key and press Enter You will see the screen in Figure 62 Figure 62 Output Trigger Mode 4 Move to one of the following by using the cursor key Disabled ...

Page 118: ...Laser Sources How to Use Laser Source Modules 118 Agilent 8163A B 8164A B 8166A B Mainframes Sixth Edition ...

Page 119: ...wer 126 How to Set the Laser to the Dark Position 127 The Analog Output 128 How to Set the Wavelength 130 Wavelength Range 130 How to Set the Wavelength Directly 131 How to Set a Relative Wavelength 132 How to Perform a Wavelength Sweep 134 What is a Wavelength Sweep 134 How to Set the Wavelength Sweep 135 How to Perform a Sweep 137 How to Modulate a Signal 142 How to Use the Internal Modulation 1...

Page 120: ...Tunable Lasers 120 Agilent 8163A B 8164A B 8166A B Mainframes Sixth Edition How to Perform a Lambda Zero 155 Auto Cal Off 156 ...

Page 121: ...ed linewidth coherence control see How to Increase Linewidth on page 148 If Mod Src is Off a continuous wave signal is the chosen optical output A continuous wave signal is the default If any other Mod Src source is chosen the chosen source modulates the signal For possible modulation sources see How to Modulate a Signal on page 142 Attenuator If your tunable laser has an built in optical attenuat...

Page 122: ...Set the Optical Output To set the Optical Output of a Tunable Laser module with two optical outputs 1 Press Details 2 Move to Optical Output and press Enter 3 Use the Modify Knob to move to one of the following High Power 2 a high power optical output for example for use in tesing Er bium Doped Fiber Amplifiers EDFAs you see a screen similar to Figure 63 Low SSE 1 a lower power optical output with...

Page 123: ...gure 63 Setting Hogh Power parameters Figure 64 Setting Low SSE parameter If you select Both master 2 or Both master 1 as the regulated path both channels output optical power You can only view or set the parameters for the primary optical output for example the high power output for Both master 2 NOTE ...

Page 124: ...e to the Tunable Laser channel and press Details 2 Choose the Output 2 the high power output for a Tunable Laser module with two optical outputs as described in How to Set the Optical Output on page 122 For modules with one optical output this is not necessary 3 Move to the power parameter P and press Pwr unit If you enable the laser output for a module with two optical outputs by pressing the Act...

Page 125: ...l keypad and press Enter 6 If Power Mode is not set to Manual Att see Figure 63 that is it is set Automatic perform the following steps a Move to Power Mode and press Enter b Move to Manual Att and pressEnter The attenuation parameter Atten appears see Figure 65 7 Move to Atten type 3 000 using the numerical keypad and press Enter Figure 65 Setting Attenuation ...

Page 126: ... see Figure 66 you have set an output power level that is larger than the laser diode can produce at the selected wavelength Figure 66 Excessive Power To avoid this you can reduce the optical output power press Pmax to select the highest permissible power for the selected wavelength value or press Pmax Swp to select the highest permissible power for the selected wavelength sweep ...

Page 127: ...aser light from the output You can use this as an alternative to disabling the laser To enable disable the dark position 1 Move to the Tunable Laser channel and press the Menu softkey 2 Move to the Dark position and press Enter The Dark Position box appears 3 Move to one of the following menu items On to enable the dark position or Off to disable the dark position 4 Press Enter to return to the Me...

Page 128: ...power produced by the laser diode not the optical output power In Manual Att Mode the relationship between the power value P and the voltage level is only proportional to the output power if the attenuation remains constant The attenuator adds a constant offset to the voltage level In Automatic Attenuation Mode the laser output power and therefore the Analog Output signal is not linearly proportio...

Page 129: ... as an Analog Output 5 Press Menu move to BNC Output and press OK 6 Move to V P to choose an analog output signal press Enter and press Close Attenuator If you want to you use the analog output signal and your Tunable Laser module has an attenuator installed it is advisable to use Manual Att Mode and choose a constant attenuation value ...

Page 130: ...avelength range This range is available for all Tunable Laser modules See Appendix C of the Agilent 81640B 42B 72B 80B 82B 81480B 82B Tunable Laser User s Guide to find your module s specified range Every Tunable Laser module has a permitted wavelength range This range is greater than the specified range The permitted wavelength range varies for each Tunable Laser module You can set the wavelength...

Page 131: ... 8166A B Mainframes Sixth Edition 131 How to Set the Wavelength Directly You can set a constant wavelength To set the wavelength to 1545 500 nm 1 Move to the Tunable Laser channel 2 Move to the wavelength parameter λ and press Enter 3 Enter 1545 500 and press Enter ...

Page 132: ...h λ0 and the frequency offset df The formula for calculating the output wavelength is where c is the speed of light in a vacuum 2 998 108 ms 1 To set a frequency offset of 1 000 THz from a base wavelength of 1545 nm 1 Move to the Tunable Laser channel and press Details 2 Press Menu The menu appears 3 Move to Wavelength Mode in the menu and press Enter A menu appears 4 Move to Offset by using the c...

Page 133: ...sents the base wavelength λ0 in the equation above How to Change the Frequency Offset 4 Move to f and press Enter f represents the frequency offset df in the equation above 5 Enter 1 000 and press Enter The frequency offset f changes to 1 000 THz Note how the frequency offset f changes as you change the value of λ NOTE You cannot set λ0 the base wavelength directly NOTE Note how the frequency offs...

Page 134: ...ition How to Perform a Wavelength Sweep What is a Wavelength Sweep A wavelength sweep is performed when the instrument changes the optical wavelength of the optical output across a user defined wavelength range You can use a wavelength sweep to measure the wavelength dependent loss of an optical component ...

Page 135: ... during each step for a stepped sweep Vsweep the speed of a continuous sweep Sweep mode see How to Perform a Sweep on page 137 Repeat mode see How to Set the Repeat Mode on page 135 Figure 70 The Parameters for a Stepped Wavelength Sweep How to Set the Repeat Mode The Repeat Mode determines how the instrument performs a multi cycle sweep Select Twoway if you want to start every odd sweep cycle at ...

Page 136: ...des work for a three cycle wavelength sweep Figure 71 Repeat Modes How to Set the Maximum Power for the Sweep Range Pressing Pmax Swp sets the power to the maximum for the selected sweep range Alternatively you can set a power level in the way described in How to Set the Output Power of a CW Signal on page 122 Pressing Pmax Swp ensures the power will be constant for the whole sweep λ t t λ Start λ...

Page 137: ...pped sweep mode and press Enter 4 Move to λ Start and press Enter 5 Enter 1510 000 and press Enter 6 Move to λ Stop and press Enter 7 Enter 1570 000 press Enter 8 Move to Cycles and press Enter 9 Enter 3 and press Enter 10Move to Repeat Mode and press Enter 11Move to Twoway by using the cursor key and press Enter 12Move to Step and press Enter 13Enter 1 000 and press Enter 14Move to Dwell and pres...

Page 138: ...h is swept automatically but you can a press Stop to end the sweep or b press Pause to pause the sweep The screen in Figure 73 appears You can Press Continue to continue sweeping automatically Press Prev or Next to sweep manually Press Stop to end the sweep Figure 72 Executing a Stepped Sweep Figure 73 Pausing a Stepped Sweep ...

Page 139: ...ter 0003 and press Enter 10Move to Vsweep and press Enter 11Move to 5 nm s by using the cursor key and press Enter 12Move to Step and press Enter 13Enter 1 000 and press Enter 14Press the Active hardkey on the front panel of your Tunable Laser module to enable the optical output 15Press Run Swp to start the sweep Continuous sweep mode is not available for the Agilent 81689A Tunable Laser module Yo...

Page 140: ... 137 to set the sweep parameters 5 Press the Active hardkey on the front panel of your Tunable Laser module to enable the optical output 368 LambdaStop Lamb daStart start wavelength must be smaller than stop wavelength 369 sweepTime min the total time of the sweep is too small 370 sweepTime max the total time of the sweep is too large 371 triggerFreq max the trigger frequency calculated from sweep...

Page 141: ...n 141 6 Press Run Swp to start the sweep The screen in Figure 74 then appears 7 You can press Next to move on to the next wavelength step press Prev to move on to the previous wavelength step or press Stop to end the sweep Figure 74 Performing a Manual Sweep 8 Perform step 6 until you choose to press Stop ...

Page 142: ...minimum output power no power is output Figure 75 The Modulated Signal How to Set the Output Power of a Modulated Signal To set the output power to 555 000 µW 1 Move to the Tunable Laser channel and press Details softkey 2 Move to the power parameter P and press Pwr unit 3 Move to W by using the cursor key and press Enter 4 Press Enter to start editing the output power value 5 Enter 555 000 press ...

Page 143: ...166A B Mainframes Sixth Edition 143 7 Enter 6 500 press Enter How to Set the Modulation Mode 8 Move to the modulation source parameter Mod Src and press Enter 9 Move to Internal by using the cursor key and press Enter The text Int appears in the Tunable Laser channel ...

Page 144: ...Laser module Figure 76 External Digital Modulation Figure 76 shows how a TTL level input signal modulates the optical output Digital modulation sets the frequency of the output signal To set the amplitude of the output signal set the power parameter This is the maximum output power of the output signal at the minimum output power no power is output There are two BNC connectors on the front panel o...

Page 145: ...nel of your Tunable Laser module Figure 77 External Analog Modulation and Output Powr To enable external analog modulation 1 Move to the Tunable Laser channel and press Details 2 Move to Mod Src and press Enter 3 Move to External Analog by using the cursor key and press Enter The text ExtA appears in the Tunable Laser channel There are two BNC connectors on the front panel of the Agilent 81480B Ag...

Page 146: ... If you modulate the input signal the amplitude of the wavelength change of the modulated optical output reduces with increasing modulation frequency See Appendix C of the Tunable Laser Modules User s Guide for more details Figure 78 Wavelength Locking To enable wavelength locking 1 Move to the Tunable Laser channel and press Details 2 Move to Mod Src and press Enter 3 Move to Wavel Locking by usi...

Page 147: ...ribed on page 71 This can be used to synchronize the modulation of several sources To use synchronized modulation A maximum of 5 V can be applied as an external voltage to the Input Trigger connector see page 310 Take care not to use the Trigger Output connector or the Remote Interlock connector for modulation Do not apply an external voltage to these connectors CAUTION If external digital modulat...

Page 148: ...se coherence control to increase the linewidth of the optical signal output from your Tunable Laser module Enabling the coherence control increases the linewidth of the optical output signal to between 50 and 500 MHz typically Coherence control greatly reduces interference effects and therefore improves the power stability in sensitive test setups To enable coherence control 1 Move to the Tunable ...

Page 149: ...tput is digitally modulated that is if you choose Internal External Digital or Backplane as the chosen modulation source The output signal has the same frequency as the optical output 4 Press OK How to Set the Modulation Output Mode 5 Move to Modout and press OK 6 Move to either of the following two menu items by using the cursor key FRQ RDY where the modulation signal is combined with the laser r...

Page 150: ...he Input Trigger Connector To set your module s Input Trigger Configuration 1 See How to Set the Trigger Configuration on page 69 for how to configure the trigger connectors 2 Move to the Tunable Laser channel and press Menu 3 Move to Input Trigger Mode by using the cursor key and press ENTER You will see the screen in Figure 79 A maximum of 5 V can be applied as an external voltage to the Input T...

Page 151: ... the next step of a stepped sweep to be performed Run Sweep an input trigger will start a single sweep cycle 5 Press Enter You can generate input triggers in any of the following ways applying a trigger to the Input Trigger Connector on the rear panel of your instrument setting Trigger Configuration to Loopback so that an output trigger automatically generates an input trigger or using the TRIGger...

Page 152: ...ill see the screen in Figure 80 Figure 80 Output Trigger Mode 4 Move to one of the following by using the cursor key Disabled the output trigger mode is disabled Modulation the output trigger connector outputs a TTL signal at the fre quency of the internal modulation This signal is output whether the laser is switched on or off Step Finished a trigger is output after every step of a sweep finishes...

Page 153: ...tivate the laser and to reduce power and this has been unsuccessful To realign the laser cavity 1 Move to the Tunable Laser channel and press Menu 2 Move to Realign and press OK You will see the screen in Figure 81 3 Wait approximately 30 minutes This time depends on how much the wavelength of the instrument has drifted since the last Automatic Realignment was performed Figure 81 Realign Screen To...

Page 154: ...then UNCAL is shown on the user interface in both Autocal modes No Accuracy class is shown in the Autocal Off mode The bit 6 ARA recommended is set in the questionable condition register See the Agilent 8163A B Lightwave Multimeter Agilent 8164A B Lightwave Measurement System Agilent 8166A B Lightwave Multichannel System Programming Guide Please execute Realign in this case NOTE ...

Page 155: ... automatically performs a wavelength zero from time to time To avoid interruption of your measurements you should perform a wavelength zero at a time of your choice To perform a wavelength zero 1 Move to the Tunable Laser channel and press Menu 2 Move to λ Zeroing and press OK You will see the screen in Figure 82 Figure 82 λ Zeroing Screen 3 Wait several minutes This time depends on how much the w...

Page 156: ...t accuracy class is indicated on the user interface when Auto Calibration is off The Auto Calibration mode is NOT stored in the Instrument Settings After reboot or preset the Auto Calibration is always on Agilent VEE will send a preset before scanning for devices as default This default preset can be disabled When Auto Cal Off is selected the digital signal modulation feature is not available See ...

Page 157: ...lent 8164A B Lightwave Measurement System Agilent 8166A B Lightwave Multichannel System Programming Guide This is done in both Auto Cal On and Off When Auto Cal is on during sweeps there is no interruption to the measurement due to settling Also no settling will occur during operation at a fixed wavelength when at least one output is switched on By periodically checking the questionable condition ...

Page 158: ...Tunable Lasers How to Use Auxiliary Functions 158 Agilent 8163A B 8164A B 8166A B Mainframes Sixth Edition ...

Page 159: ...ment System or Agilent 8166A B Lightwave Multichannel System together with the modular Agilent compact Tunable Laser family Here you will find A brief description of the compact Tunable Laser family A description of how to use these modules including the SBS Suppression feature Compact Tunable Laser modules 160 How to Use a compact Tunable Laser 161 The User Interface 161 SBS Suppression 161 ...

Page 160: ...n the C band The 81940A and 81949A cover the C and L bands with high power in the L band Each module covers a total wavelength range of 110 nm Table 11 The Agilent compact TLS family Module Description 81980A S and C band compact TLS with SBS suppression for swept applications 81940A C and L band compact TLS with SBS suppression for swept applications 81944A C and L band compact TLS with SBS suppr...

Page 161: ...frequency modulation that allows you to launch high optical output power into longer fibers without the impairment to time domain measurements that can be associated with intensity amplitude modulation To use the SBS Suppression control SBS C feature Refer to Figure 83 on page 162 1 Move to the Tunable Laser channel and press the Details softkey 2 Set appropriate values in the Freq Modulation box ...

Page 162: ...ct Tunable Laser 162 Agilent 8163A B 8164A B 8166A B Mainframes Sixth Edition Set a value for the SBS suppression control level SBSC lvl appropriate to your application Figure 83 Updated Tunable Laser channel Details including SBS Suppression ...

Page 163: ...urn Loss Here you will find a quick explanation of the terms Return Loss and Insertion Loss a description of how to measure Return Loss and Insertion Loss using Agilent 8161x series Return Loss modules a brief discussion of the theoretical background to Return Loss measurements using Agilent 8161x series Return Loss modules For information about 81534A Return Loss Modules refer to the Operating an...

Page 164: ...e Agilent 81610CC Reference Cable 180 How to Measure Return Loss 184 Viewing the Calibration Values 186 A Background to Return Loss Measurement 189 Measuring the Reflected Power from a Component with Known Reflection Factor 189 Measuring the Power Transmitted Through the Reflection Reference 190 Measuring the Power when there are No Reflections 190 Measuring the Power Transmitted Through the Measu...

Page 165: ...The reflection factor for a component is a measure of how much light the component reflects It is a ratio of the power reflected by the device to the power incident on the device More normally we talk about the return loss of a component The return loss has units of dB Return loss is given by What is Insertion Loss Light that is absorbed scattered or reflected by a component also affects how much ...

Page 166: ...rnal source or you choose to use an external source a Laser Source module A Power Meter A typical setup using an Agilent 81610A Return Loss module where the DUT is a connector pair is described in Figure 84 Figure 84 Measuring Return Loss and Insertion Loss To measure insertion loss you measure the power transmitted through the DUT see How to Measure Return Loss on page 184 If you are using an 815...

Page 167: ...that is very stable over time Laser Source modules See Accessories on page 319 for a list of modules that can be installed in your mainframe Refer to the note below that explains the use of highly coherent light sources Tunable Lasers when you want to measure Return Loss over a wavelength range See Accessories on page 319 for a list of modules that can be installed in your mainframe Refer to the n...

Page 168: ... not include an internal source and must be used in conjunction with a suitable external source Figure 85 The Contents of the Agilent 81610A Return Loss module Agilent 81611A and Agilent 81612A Return Loss modules Agilent 81611A and Agilent 81612A Return Loss modules include a power sensor monitor diode two couplers and an internal laser source in one module It is for use in the Agilent 8163A B Li...

Page 169: ... source in one module They are for use in the Agilent 8163B Lightwave Multimeter the Agilent 8164A B Lightwave Measurement System and the Agilent 8166A B Lightwave Multichannel System for making return loss measurements Figure 87 The Contents of the Agilent 81613A Return Loss modules All Agilent 8161x series Return Loss modules include an input for an external laser source Mdut Pdut External Laser...

Page 170: ...s Before measuring the reflection factor of a device under test DUT it is important to take calibration measurements as described in Calibrating the Return Loss Module on page 176 These calibrations eliminate wavelength dependencies coupler directivity insertion losses backscattering and other non ideal characteristics of the system ...

Page 171: ...o the Return Loss module output Agilent Technologies supplies patchcords with a Diamond HMS 10 Agilent HRL high return loss connector on one end These patchcords are necessary so that the connector at the output is not damaged The full range of patchcords available are described in Table 12 CAUTION Table 12 High Return Loss Patchcords Model No High Return Loss Patchcords Description Agilent 81113E...

Page 172: ...Return Loss Measurement Setup External Source used or Figure 89 if you are using an internal source Agilent 81611A 2A 3A 4A Return Loss modules only Figure 89 Return Loss Measurement Setup Internal Source used If an external source is used connect it to the Return Loss module Input Attach the high return loss connector of the patchcord to the Return Loss module Output The high return loss connecto...

Page 173: ...ve to the AvgTime parameter the measurement averaging time Make sure that the selected averaging time is suitable for your measurements Use an averaging time of at least 200 ms but increase this to at least 1 s for return losses greater than 50 dB Longer averaging times give more accurate results but reduce the speed at which the instrument can complete a measurement Figure 90 Agilent 8161x Detail...

Page 174: ...rresponds to the T value system noise is subtracted from the power that corresponds to the measured return loss at the return loss diode yielding the actual return loss When the actual return loss is high then this subtraction becomes inaccurate when the T value is not sufficiently high Therefore it is imperative for measurements of high return losses that the T value is as high and as stable as p...

Page 175: ...aking a terminated parasitic calibration RLref is the return loss reference value set by the user for the reference calibration These parameters are made available using the Show Calibration menu item or using the GPIB query SENSe n CHANnel m RETurnloss CALibration VALUES Figure 91 Reflectance Calibration using RL Reference Figure 92 Termination Calibration ...

Page 176: ... return loss module against a component of known reflectance The Agilent 81000BR Reference Reflector allows you to make a Reflectance Calibration and a Termination Calibration These procedures are decribed in Calibration using the Agilent 81000BR Reference Reflector on page 177 The Agilent 81610CC Reference Cable also allows you to make a Reflect ance Calibration Use the measurement patchcord to m...

Page 177: ...al Source or Figure 94 if you are using an internal source Agilent 81611A 2A 3A 4A Return Loss modules only Figure 94 Reflection Calibration Internal Source Tip For best results and higher repeatability fix the cable 2 Attach a component with a known return loss to the end of the patchcord Tip The Agilent 81000BR Back Reflector is such a component offering a return loss of 0 18 0 1 dB 3 Move to th...

Page 178: ...ref to 0 18 dB Figure 95 Measuring the Reflection Reference 6 Switch on the Laser 7 Press Menu Move to Reflectance calibration and press Enter The instrument measures the power reflected by the back reflector The RL value changes to the same value as entered for RLref Tip An alternative step Step 7 is to select the Return Loss module s Detail screen then press RefCal Termination Calibration Use th...

Page 179: ...his by wrapping the fiber five times around the shaft of a screwdriver or some similar object with a diameter of between 5mm and 7mm 3 Press Menu to access the menu 4 Move to Terminated calibration and press Enter The instrument measures the power reflected by the cable and sets the Para values used by the Return Loss monitor s power sensor and monitor diode Tip An alternative steps 3 and 4 is to ...

Page 180: ...module against a component of known return loss 1 Making sure all the connectors are clean set up the instrument as shown in Figure 98 if you are using an External Source Figure 98 Measuring the Return Loss of the Reference Cable External Source or Figure 99 if you are using an internal source Agilent 81611A 2A 3A 4A Return Loss modules only Figure 99 Measuring the Return Loss of the Reference Cab...

Page 181: ... the difference between the insertion loss of the reference cable and the insertion loss of the patchcord used for return loss measurement Measuring the Power Transmitted Through the Reference Cable First measure the power transmitted through the reference cable 1 Making sure all the connectors are clean set up the instrument as shown in Figure 100 if you are using an External Source Figure 100 Po...

Page 182: ...he connectors are clean set up the instrument as shown in Figure 102 if you are using an External Source Figure 102 Power Transmitted through the Measurement Patchcord External Source or Figure 103 if you are using an internal source Agilent 81611A 2A 3A 4A Return Loss modules only Figure 103 Power Transmitted through the Measurement Patchcord Internal Source 2 Move to the Power Sensor channel Pre...

Page 183: ...s returning from its end 1 Making sure all the connectors are clean set up the instrument as shown in Figure 104 if you are using an External Source Figure 104 Measuring the Termination Parameter External Source or Figure 105 if you are using an internal source Agilent 81611A 2A 3A 4A Return Loss modules only Figure 105 Measuring the Termination Parameter Internal Source 2 Terminate the measuremen...

Page 184: ... many devices The value shown in the result field for the Return Loss channel is the measured return loss 1 Attach the DUT to the measurement patchcord In the example shown in Figure 106 the DUT is a connector pair Figure 106 Measuring the Return Loss of the DUT in this example a Connector Pair Tip Terminate your system close to the DUT to make sure that you are only measuring reflections from the...

Page 185: ...insertion loss you measure the power transmitted through the DUT as shown in Figure 107 As you have already in Step 2 on page 182 set the Ref parameter to the power transmitted through the Reference Cable The displayed power in dB is equal to the insertion loss Set the Front Panel Delta as described on Front Panel Delta Calibration on page 181 NOTE ...

Page 186: ... the following quantities Para the parasitic power value measured by the Return loss Module s in ternal power sensor in dBm This value is determined by the termination cal ibration or you can use the default setting held in the factory calibration Ref the power measured by the Return loss Module s internal power sen sor during the reflectance calibration in dBm Meas the power currently measured by...

Page 187: ... Module s internal monitor diode in dBm Figure 109 The Calibration Parameters Screens Monitor Diode 3 Press Next The Calibration parameters screen for User Data appears as displayed in Figure 110 This screen shows current value for the following quantities FPDelta the loss correction in dB due to differences between the refer ence cable and the measurement cable such as differences in the front pa...

Page 188: ...Return Loss Measurement Return Loss Measurement 188 Agilent 8163A B 8164A B 8166A B Mainframes Sixth Edition Figure 110 The Calibration Parameters Screens User Data ...

Page 189: ...e Figure 111 Measuring the Power from a Component with a Known Reflection Factor This measured power from the reflection reference is called PRef The following two components are recommended for use as a reflection reference the Agilent 81610CC Reference Cable or the Agilent 81000BR Back Reflector The reflection factor for the component is called RR Normally the return loss for the component RLR i...

Page 190: ...e Measuring the Power when there are No Reflections Next terminate the mesurement patchcord so that there are no reflections from the end All the power measured by the sensor now is due to the non ideal nature of the measurement system This is our termination parameter Figure 113 Measuring the Power with the Connector Terminated This measured power for the termination parameter is called PT You ca...

Page 191: ... on page 195 and to calculate the insertion loss see Calculating the Insertion Loss of the DUT on page 196 Figure 114 Measuring the Power transmitted through the Measurement Patchcord Measuring the Reflections from the DUT Now detach the measurement patchcord from the Power Meter and attach it to the DUT The DUT should be terminated Figure 115 Measuring the Reflections from the Device Under Test T...

Page 192: ...l to calculate the insertion loss see Calculating the Insertion Loss of the DUT on page 196 Calculating the Return Loss of the DUT The system may be represented by the general diagram shown below The reflected power measured by the instrument P from the component with the known reflection factor is given by the sum of the part of the power reflected by the component which is transmitted through th...

Page 193: ...the scattering factor The scattering factor accounts for the directivity of the second coupler backscatter in the fiber and reflections of connectors The calibration procedure helps you to eliminate the affect of these on return loss measurements For Return Loss Measurement on page 171 the reflection factor of the component is known Here we refer to the reflection factor as RRef This gives the fol...

Page 194: ...ives us the following two equations If we subtract Ppara from equations 5 and 6 this gives us the following equations If we divide equation 8 by equation 7 this gives us the following equations Thus we can use the equation below to calculate return loss The return loss of the reference reflection is given by PRef c1 MRef RRef Mref Mpara Ppara 5 PDUT c1 MDUT RDUT MDUT Mpara Ppara 6 ...

Page 195: ...itted Through the Reflection Reference on page 190 and the power transmitted through the measurement cable see Measuring the Power Transmitted Through the Measurement Patchcord on page 191 The system may be represented by Figure 117 Figure 117 Generalization of a Return Loss Measurement The transmitted power E is directly proportional Psrc That is The constant a is a multiplier giving the proporti...

Page 196: ...strument automatically performs the following calculation Calculating the Insertion Loss of the DUT Insertion Loss is explained in What is Insertion Loss on page 165 To measure the insertion loss you must measure the power transmitted through the measurement cable see Measuring the Power Transmitted Through the Measurement Patchcord on page 191 and the power transmitted through the DUT see Measuri...

Page 197: ...ar Agilent 8157xA Variable Optical Attenuator family A description of how to use these modules including applying an attenuation factor setting an output power applying offset factors constructing a l offset table and for the 81576A and 81577A using the power control feature Agilent 8157xA Variable Optical Attenuator modules 198 How to Use a Variable Optical Attenuator module 199 The User Interfac...

Page 198: ...es incorporate a powermeter so that you can set the output power level of the attenuator directly In addition these modules feature power control functionality high power handling and a filter technology that is wavelength flat Figure 118 shows how a signal from a photo diode after a monitor coupler is used as an active feedback loop Figure 118 81576A 77A Attenuator module power control loop Table...

Page 199: ...osts a tunable laser Slot 2 hosts an 81570A 71A 73A Attenuator module Slot 4 hosts a reference powermeter Hosting a Reference Powermeter A reference powermeter is used to calibrate for losses in the optical test setup The Agilent 81576xA Variable Optical Attenuator modules user interface includes features that allow quick and easy calibration if the reference powermeter is hosted by the same mainf...

Page 200: ...es used are outlined in our Application Note 5988 3159EN Variable Optical Attenuator in BER Test Applications The Attenuator Details Display To display the full user interface for the Attenuator module as shown in Figure 120 use the Cursor key to highlight the Attenuator slot then press the Details softkey Figure 120 81570A 71A 73A Attenuator module 8164A B GUI Details Screen Elements All the figu...

Page 201: ... places displayed 1 Press the Menu softkey 2 Use the Cursor key to highlight Number of Digits then press Enter 3 Select 1 2 3 or 4 4 Press OK then press Close Power Units To select the units used to display power values 1 Use the Cursor key to highlight a power parameter Pset or Pref then press the Pwr Unit softkey 2 Select W or dBm 3 Press OK The menu item Power Unit is functionally equivalent to...

Page 202: ...tor module to toggle the shutter state The On Off Softkey Press the On Off softkey to toggle the shutter state The menu item Output State and the parameter Output is functionally equivalent to the On Off softkey Output at Startup To select the shutter state at startup 1 Press the Menu softkey 2 Use the Cursor key to highlight Output at Startup then press Enter 3 Select Off or On 4 Press OK then pr...

Page 203: ...ependence Nevertheless for the best possible accuracy If the source is of a particular wavelength set the Attenuator module to that wavelength If the source is a multi wavelength DWDM signal set the Attenuator module to the weighted wavelength of the spectrum Figure 121 shows an attenuation factor α of 4 000 dB applied to a 1550nm source Figure 121 Attenuation factor set to 4 000 dB To apply an at...

Page 204: ...ponents First you measure this insertion loss using a reference powermeter then you compensate by entering the result into the Attenuator module s α Offset parameter 81570A 71A 73A 78A modules 1 Set the reference powermeter s λ parameter to the appropriate wavelength its Power Unit to dB and to an appropriate measurement Averaging Time 2 Use a patchcord to connect the source output to the referenc...

Page 205: ... the cursor key to enter the insertion loss measured at Step 7 then press OK 11 Disconnect the patchcord from the reference powermeter and connect it to the DUT input Figure 122 81570A 71A 73A Attenuation factor applied with no offset Figure 122 shows an attenuation factor α of 3 850 dB applied with no αOffset Figure 123 81570A 71A 73A Attenuation Offset ...

Page 206: ... powermeter as described Calibrating Test Setups that use an 81576A 77A Attenuator module on page 209 When the α Offset parameter is selected PM Off writes to α Offset When the POffset parameter is selected PM Off writes to P Offset These functions are mathematically identical Neither function is a measurement of total intrinsic insertion loss as described in 81570A 71A 73A 78A modules on page 204...

Page 207: ...computer interface so an effective wavelength λ effective for your input signal s optical spectrum can be determined most readily but not exclusively by using the hp816x VXI PnP Spectral Calibration function hp816x_spectralCalibration Refer to Measuring the Dependence of Optical Amplifiers on Input Power Using an Attenuator Application Note Agilent Technologies publication number 5988 5260EN Agile...

Page 208: ...parameter to set the power applied to the DUT 1 Disconnect the DUT input in your test setup and connect it to your reference powermeter Set the λ parameter for the reference powermeter to the source wavelength or for a multi wavelength DWDM signal the effective wavelength λ effective Set an appropriate measurement Averaging Time 2 Display the details screen for the Attenuator module Make sure the ...

Page 209: ...ibration as quick and simple as possible host your reference powermeter in the same mainframe as the Attenuator module as described in Hosting a Reference Powermeter on page 199 Before taking a power measurement make sure the source is warmed up so that its power output is stable It is good practice to zero the powermeters in your test setup Refer to Hosting a Reference Powermeter on page 199 To z...

Page 210: ...ce powermeter to the source wavelength or for a multi wavelength DWDM signal the effective wavelength λ effective Refer to Multi wavelength DWDM signals on page 207 Set an appropriate measurement Averaging Time 2 Display the details screen for the Attenuator module Make sure the λ parameter set for the Attenuator module matches the source wavelength or for a multi wavelength DWDM signal λ effectiv...

Page 211: ...ttenuation factor α of 7 656 dB is applied by the Attenuator s filter Your calibration is valid until there is some change to the optical path between the Attenuator module and your DUT Changes to the power applied to the input of the Attenuator module are detectable by the integrated powermeter For a multi wavelength DWDM signal your determined effective wavelength λ effective is valid until ther...

Page 212: ...rameter to enable or disable the Wavelength Offset Table On or Off The Menu item Offset λ is functionally equivalent to the Offset λ parameter Editing the λ Offset Table If you have previously characterized the output path 1 Press the Menu softkey 2 Set Offset λ to off You cannot edit the l Offset Table if the Offset l function is on 3 Press the Table softkey or select the Menu item Offset Table F...

Page 213: ...tkey 4 Press the Add softkey Enter the wavelength λ Select then enter the corresponding Offset 5 Press OK to store the result in the λ Offset Table The λ Offset Table is automatically ordered by wavelength there is no need to enter wavelenght offset pairs in any particular order To edit the offset applied to an existing entry use the cursor key to select its λ field press Add enter the new offset ...

Page 214: ...2 Set the attenuator s λ parameter to this wavelength 3 Set the reference powermeter to this wavelength 4 Press the Menu softkey 5 Set Offset λ to off You cannot edit the l Offset Table if the Offset l function is on 6 Press the Table softkey or select the Menu item Offset Table 7 Press the Add softkey Enter the wavelength λ Select Offset Press the PM off softkey Select the channel used to host th...

Page 215: ...perating wavelength matches a wavelength stored in the λ Offset Table the exact offset value is used The Attenuator status display includes Exa If the operating wavelength is between two wavelengths stored in the λ Offset Table the offset applied is calculated by linear interpolation The Attenuator status display includes Int If the operating wavelength is greater than or less than the range of wa...

Page 216: ...ransition speed of 12 dB s Input power is measured using your set Averaging Time To avoid hunting and consequent wear on the filter motor mechanism in response to an unstable source for differences between P SET and Pactual greater than 0 01 dB but less than 0 1 dB P SET is updated approximately every 30 s The Attenuator module does not respond to a power difference of 0 01dB or less Such a change...

Page 217: ...frames Sixth Edition 217 Attenuator Menu Options 81570A 71A 73A Menu Options Press the Menu softkey to display the window shown in Figure 127 Figure 127 81570A 71A 73A Attenuator Menu Options 81576A 77A Menu Options Press the Menu softkey to display the window shown in Figure 128 Figure 128 81576A 77A Attenuator Menu Options ...

Page 218: ...ators Table 14 Attenuator Status Indicators Status Indicator Description B or Busy The Attenuator s filter is transitioning to a new setting Offs Any combination of an α offset P offset or Offset λ has been applied Exa An exact λ offset has been applied Int An interpolated λ offset has been applied Ext An extrapolated λ offset has been applied PC The Power Control feature is on 81576A 77A Exp 8156...

Page 219: ...ief description of the modular Agilent 8159xB Optical Switch family Some examples of typical test configurations that utilize these Optical Switch modules Agilent 8159xB Optical Switch modules 220 How to Use an Optical Switch module 221 The User Interface 221 Dependent and Independent Routing 223 How to set Route A 224 How to set Route B 224 How to Toggle the Switch path 225 Typical Applications 2...

Page 220: ...de version option 062 with straight 50 125 µm FC PC connector interface The discontinued 81591A 81591S 81592A 81592S 81594A 81594S and 81595A 81595S are fully supported by the Agilent 816xA B mainframes Options Option 009 Single mode 9 125 µm fixed FC APC connector interfaces Option 062 Multimode 50 62 5 125 µm fixed FC PC connector interfaces Figure 129 Agilent 81594B Optical Switch module 1x4 an...

Page 221: ... an 8164A B mainframe Figure 130 Optical Switch module User Interface Overview display Here Slot 0 hosts a backloadable tunable laser Slot 1 hosts an Agilent 81594B 2x2 non blocking crossover switch Slot 2 hosts a return loss module The Optical Switch Details Display To display the full user interface for the Optical Switch module as shown in Figure 131 use the Cursor key to highlight the Optical ...

Page 222: ...The Optical Switch configuration is indicated at the top left of the user interface In Figure 131 2x2 indicates that this is an Agilent 81594B 2x2 non blocking crossover switch Route The Route A field describes the route between port A and another numbered port within the Optical Switch module If present the Route B field describes the route between port B and another numbered port within the Opti...

Page 223: ...g crossover switch has two routes described by Route A 1 Route B 2 and Route A 2 Route B 1 Independent Routing Only possible for discontoninued 81592A S switch modules If Route A is independent of Route B there are two separate switched channels There are two numbered ports that you can assign to Route A and two separate numbered ports that you can assign to Route B For example an Agilent 81592B d...

Page 224: ...pdated automatically The Edit softkey is functionally equivalent to the Enter hardkey The Menu softkey allows you to assign a route for port A and port B in turn How to set Route B To switch the route between port B and another numbered port 1 Use the Cursor key to highlight Route B then press Enter 2 Use the Cursor key to enter the number of the port required If the Switch module incorporates ind...

Page 225: ...odule front panel to select each of the available routes for a channel in turn The route selected between port A and another numbered port is indicated in the user interface and by two lit green LEDs on the front panel of the Optical Switch module The route selected between port B if present and another numbered port is indicated in the user interface and by two lit amber LEDs on the front panel o...

Page 226: ...rate how an Agilent 8159xB Optical Switch module can be used to achieve test automation and improve test repeatability Selecting a Laser Source In Figure 132 an Agilent 81591B 1x2 Optical Switch is used to select one of two different sources different wavelengths as the input to the DUT Figure 132 Laser Source selection 1310 nm source 1550 nm source DUT automated control measurement and analysis e...

Page 227: ...th and the calibration path Figure 133 Measurement Path selection Inserting or Bypassing an Optical Component In Figure 134 an Agilent 81594B 2x2 non blocking crossover Optical Switch is used to insert or bypass a fiber spool Figure 134 Circuit selection with crossover switch Power Meter DUT automated control measurement and analysis equipment Source input signal output input signal output fiber s...

Page 228: ...35 DUT selection in a parallel test setup Selecting one of several instruments In Figure 136 an Agilent 81595B 1x4 Optical Switch is used to select one of up to four analysing instrument Figure 136 Test instruments selection In each case the advantages to be gained from using switch modules include speedier changes to the test setup and improved measurement repeatability DUT DUT DUT DUT Source Ana...

Page 229: ...her measurement period starts may be greater than or equal to the averaging time The PACT application coordinates a wavelength sweep using a Tunable Laser module and power measurement using Power Meters The Pmax Curve application displays the maximum power across the wavelength range of your Tunable Laser module The Return Loss application can be used to measure return loss and insertion loss and ...

Page 230: ...Function 256 Running a Stability Application 260 Analysing a Stability Application 262 On Screen Messages 265 The PACT Application 266 What is the PACT 266 How to Set Up PACT 267 How to Measure the Reference 270 How to Perform a Loss Measurement 272 Analysing a PACT Measurement 276 On Screen Messages 277 The Pmax Curve 278 What is the Pmax Curve 278 How to View the Pmax Curve 278 The Return Loss A...

Page 231: ...e time values of A and B are displayed at the bottom of the screen in units of seconds The symbol that is listed directly beneath these values displays the difference between A and B in seconds For the PACT application the wavelength values of A and B are displayed at the bottom of the screen in units of nanometers nm The symbol that is listed directly beneath these values displays the difference ...

Page 232: ...ion Graphs 232 Agilent 8163A B 8164A B 8166A B Mainframes Sixth Edition As a default the C and D markers are out of range when you first open a graph See How to Set Markers on page 233 for more information on setting moving markers NOTE ...

Page 233: ...For C or D use the up and down cursor keys to position the marker Use the Modify Knob to position the marker this is quicker than using the cursor keys How to Zoom In To zoom in one level around the active marker 1 Press the Next softkey until you move to your chosen marker 2 Position the marker using the cursor key 3 Press the ZoomIn softkey to zoom in one level around the active marker In this w...

Page 234: ...e level from the active marker In this way you can zoom out from the active marker and the zoom function is separate for the x and y axes To zoom out to the fullest extent 1 Press the Menu softkey The menu appears 2 Move to Zoom to Overview To Switch the Grid On Off As a default the graph is displayed with gridlines To switch this grid off 1 Press the Menu softkey The menu appears 2 Move to Grid O...

Page 235: ...ght as the first sample of the power measurement channel on the right hand side of the screen For the Agilent 8164A B Lightwave Measureemnt System the legend numbers are disrectly beneath the graph Each number is the same colour as the curve it represents How to Change the Legend Label To change the legend label 1 Press the Menu softkey and move to Legend A list of the Power Meter channels appears...

Page 236: ...d press Enter The on screen keyboard uses the following softkeys Move to the required character using the cursor keys and press the Select softkey to select to add the selected character to the end of the legend label Press the Delete softkey to delete the last character of the legend label Press the CapsLock softkey to toggle between upper and lower case char acters Press the Cancel to reject the...

Page 237: ...ples display 1 Press the Menu softkey and move to Samples Display A box displaying the following options appears Line the curve will be displayed using a line that connects between each sample of the curve Figure 139 Samples Display Line Samples the curve will be displayed using dotstorepresent each sample of the curve Depending on the zoom level you choose if these dots are very close to each oth...

Page 238: ...dition Figure 140 Samples Display Samples Samples Line the curve will be displayed using both symbols for each sample of the curve and a line connecting each sample Figure 141 Samples Display Samples Line 2 Move to your selected option and press Enter 3 Press the Close softkey to return to the graph ...

Page 239: ...lock markers A and B to curves by performing the following instructions 1 Press the Menu softkey and move to Lock to Curve A menu displaying the options displayed in The Lock to Curve Menu on page 239 appears Figure 142 The Lock to Curve Menu 2 Press the A softkey to lock marker A to a curve The number opposite Marker A on curve is highlighted 3 Use the cursor key to move to the legend number of t...

Page 240: ...the curve by performing the following instructions 1 Press the Menu softkey 2 Move to Unlock From Curve and press Enter to return to the graph How to Lock Unlock Markers to Samples You can choose to lock the markers to samples that is the results that are returned are actual measurement results Figure 143 shows a graph where markers A and B are locked to samples If you press the cursor key the mar...

Page 241: ...tkey 2 Move to one of the following menu items Lock to Samples On to lock markers to samples or Lock to Samples Off to lock markers to the curve 3 Press Enter to return to the graph You can only lock unlock markers to samples if you have already locked markers to the curve see How to Lock Markers to the Curve on page 239 NOTE Only one of these menu items will be available for selection NOTE ...

Page 242: ...n and AvgTime the averaging time is the length of time over which a signal is averaged Longer averaging times increase the accuracy and improve the noise rejection Longer averaging times also decrease sensitivity The total time for a logging application is the number of samples multiplied by the averaging time The Logging application differs from the The Stability Application on page 254 because a...

Page 243: ...function 1 Press the Appl hardkey The Applications menu as shown in Figure 146 appears Figure 146 The Applications Menu 2 Move to Logging and press Enter The Agilent 8164A B Logging Setup Screen as shown in Figure 147 or the Agilent 8163A B Logging Modules Setup Screen as shown in Figure 148 appears depending on the mainframe instrument you are using ...

Page 244: ...on Figure 147 The Agilent 8164A B Logging Setup Screen Figure 148 The Agilent 8163B Logging Modules Setup Screen Selecting Deselecting Power Meters 3 Move to the Module Selection box As a default all Power Meters are selected this means that all Power Meters will log power measurements Press Edit ...

Page 245: ...m steps until you have selected the required Power Meters for your application and press Enter Setting Power Meter Parameters Figure 149 The Agilent 8163B Logging Parameter Setup Screen If no Power Meter channel is selected you cannot exit by pressing Enter NOTE If you are using the Agilent 8164A B Lightwave Multimeter you may set all Power meter parameters from the Logging Setup Screen see Figure...

Page 246: ...nge Mode move to a range setting and press Enter If you have chosen individual as the Range Mode a screen displaying all the selected Power Meter channels and their corresponding range settings is displayed For each selected Power Meter channel press Enter move to a range setting and press Enter Make sure that you install Power Meters that have similar wavelength ranges The wavelength range of the...

Page 247: ...annel 1 the value that Channel 1 measures is updated as the reference value for each set of power measurements thus each data value for channel 1 will be 0 dB and press Enter 14If you have chosen Value as the Ref Mode move to Ref press the Edit softkey enter a value for the reference and press Enter Setting Logging Parameter 15Move to Samples press Enter enter an integer value between 1 and 4000 a...

Page 248: ...ph to view a graph of the Measurement results as the results are measured Press Close to return to the Logging Measurement screen See Working with Application Graphs on page 231 for information on zooming in and out Press Cancel to return to the Logging Setup screen without completing the logging application 3 When the logging application completes you hear a beep an hourglass appears momentarily ...

Page 249: ...The Logging Application Applications Agilent 8163A B 8164A B 8166A B Mainframes Sixth Edition 249 Figure 151 The Logging Measurement Screen Measurement Completed ...

Page 250: ...fter the logging application completes by completing the following instructions 1 You cannot access the Logging Analysis screen from the graph If you are viewing the graph press Close 2 Press Analysis The Logging Analysis screen appears as shown in Figure 152 for the Agilent 8164A B and Figure 149 for the Agilent 8163B Figure 152 The Agilent 8164A B Logging Analysis Screen ...

Page 251: ...he analysis move to Ref Mode press Enter move to one of the following referencing modes Value you set a reference value using Ref see step 5 First Sample the first sample of the logging function is selected as the refer ence value Channel 1 the value that Channel 1 measures is updated as the reference value for each set of power measurements thus each data value for channel 1 will be 0 dB and pres...

Page 252: ... press More the screen in Figure 154 appears move to Stat Ch press Enter move to a Power Meter channel and press Enter Figure 154 The Agilent 8163B Logging Analysis Screen Second Screen 2 The following statistics are displayed for the chosen Power Meter channel min the minimum power measurement measured max the maximum power measurement measured avg the average of all power measurements measured P...

Page 253: ...r Meter channels has re ported an overrange The over ranged value is clipped statistical data is invalid NoH No Head There is an Optical Head Interface mod ule inserted in the mainframe that does not have an Optical Head connected to it No measurement is possible using this channel until you either reconnect an Optical Head or deselect this Optical Head channel as a power measurement channel NoD N...

Page 254: ...ts and the instrument calculates a period time a new measurement is started after the completion of every period time Period time may be greater than or equal to the averaging time you set and is always greater than or equal to 100 ms This leaves the following two possibilities The averaging time is less than the period time there is a dwell time between the commencement of each power measurement ...

Page 255: ... Measurement System The total time concludes after the last dwell time period not after the last averaging time period The Stability application enables you to make periodic power measurements over a relatively long time period 23 hours 59 minutes and 59 seconds The Stability application differs from The Logging Application on page 242 because you may use auto ranging mode see step 9 on page 258 f...

Page 256: ...ition How to Set Up a Stability Function To set up a stability function 1 Press the Appl hardkey The Applications menu as shown in Figure 146 appears Move to Stability and press Enter The Stability Setup Screen as shown in Figure 156 appears Figure 156 The Agilent 8164A B Stability Setup Screen ...

Page 257: ...nel numbers see Slot and Channel Numbers on page 41 press Unset 4 To select a Power Meter channel press Edit move to the Power Meter as denoted by slot and channel numbers see Slot and Channel Numbers on page 41 press Set 5 Perform steps until you have selected the required Power Meters for your application and press Enter Setting Power Meter Parameters If no Power Meter channel is selected you ca...

Page 258: ...rce and press Enter 9 Move to Range Mode press Enter move to one of the following range modes common you set the same Range for each Power Meter individual you must choose an individual Range for each Power Me ter Auto the auto ranging mode ensures that the result has a displayed val ue between 9 and 100 of full scale and press Enter Make sure that you install Power Meters that have similar wavele...

Page 259: ... is updated as the reference value for each set of power measurements thus each data value for channel 1 will be 0 dB and press Enter 13If you have chosen Value as the Ref Mode move to Ref press Enter enter a value for the reference and press Enter Setting Stability Parameter 14Move to Total Time press Enter Total Time is a value of the form xx yy zz where xx is a value in hours maximum 23 hours y...

Page 260: ...Running 18There are two softkeys available from the Stability Measurement screen Press Graph to view a graph of the Measurement results as the results are measured Press Close to return to the Stability Measurement screen See Working with Application Graphs on page 231 for information on zooming in and out Press Cancel to return to the Stability Setup screen without completing the stability applic...

Page 261: ...The Stability Application Applications Agilent 8163A B 8164A B 8166A B Mainframes Sixth Edition 261 Figure 160 The Stability Measurement Screen Measurement Completed ...

Page 262: ...ter the stability application completes by completing the following instructions 20You cannot access the Stability Analysis screen from the graph If you are viewing the graph press Close 21Press Analysis The Stability Analysis screen appears as shown in Figure 161 for the Agilent 8164A B and Figure 161 for the Agilent 8163B Figure 161 The Agilent 8164A B Stability Analysis Screen ...

Page 263: ...the analysis move to Ref Mode press Enter move to one of the following referencing modes Value you set a reference value using Ref see step 24 First Sample the first sample of the stability function is selected as the reference value Channel 1 the value that Channel 1 measures is updated as the reference value for each set of power measurements thus each data value for channel 1 will be 0 dB and p...

Page 264: ...e a screen similar to that shown in Figure 163 appears move to Stat Ch press Enter move to a Power Meter channel and press Enter Figure 163 The Agilent 8163A B Stability Analysis Screen Second Screen The following statistics are displayed for the chosen Power Meter channel min the minimum power measurement measured max the maximum power measurement measured avg the average of all power measurement...

Page 265: ...ower Meter channels has re ported an overrange The over ranged val ue is clipped statistical data is invalid NoH No Head There is an Optical Head Interface module inserted in the mainframe that does not have an Optical Head connected to it No measurement is possible using this chan nel until you either reconnect an Optical Head or deselect this Optical Head channel as a power measurement channel N...

Page 266: ...igtailed or connectorized passive devices filters couplers and isolators over wavelength You must first install a Tunable Laser module and Power Meters in your Agilent 8163A B Lightwave Multimeter or Agilent 8164A B Lightwave Measurement System Depending on the configuration of the system you use you can measure insertion loss single channel power measurement over wavelength All results can be dis...

Page 267: ... PACT and press Enter The PACT Setup Screen as shown in Figure 164 appears Figure 164 The PACT Setup Screen Selecting a Tunable Laser Module 5 Move to the Module Selection box As a default the Tunable Laser module with the lowest slot number is selected Move to Laser Selection Press Edit 6 To select a Tunable Laser module press Edit use the cursor key to move to your preferred Tunable Laser module...

Page 268: ... the sweep and press Enter 13Move to λ Stop press Enter enter the stop wavelength of the sweep and press Enter 14Move to Step press Enter enter the step size for the sweep and press Enter 15Move to P max press Enter enter the maximum power in dBm for the sweep and press Enter The instrument chooses a constant power level for the measurement using the following constraints the power will be less th...

Page 269: ...r absorbs specific wavelengths selectively for example a Fiber Bragg Grating 17Move to Dynamic press Enter and move to one of the following Low the wavelength is swept once achieving a lower dynamic range but sweeping more quickly Medium the wavelength is swept twice achieving a medium dynamic range and medium speed and High the wavelength is swept three times achieving a higher dynamic range but ...

Page 270: ...s Enter How to Measure the Reference 19Press Reference The PACT Reference Screen as shown in Figure 165 appears The number of samples that each Power Meter will record and the output laser power are displayed If Continuous was selected as the sweep Method the sweep speed V Sweep is displayed Figure 165 PACT Reference Screen If Step does not divide exactly into the difference between λ Stop and λ S...

Page 271: ...rs A progress bar shows the proportion of the stability application that has been completed The wavelength λ shows you the current wavelength of the Tunable Laser module 22There are two softkeys available from the PACT Reference Measurement screen Press Graph to view a graph of the Measurement results as the results are measured Press Close to return to the PACT Reference Measurement screen See Wo...

Page 272: ...n Figure 166 Restart this procedure at step 21 If you are viewing the PACT Reference Measurement Finished box reference sweeps have been performed for all selected Power Meters Figure 167 PACT Reference Measurement Finished Box How to Perform a Loss Measurement 24To return to the Setup screen pressing Menu move to Setup and press Enter 25Connect the Tunable Laser module to the Power Meter channel ...

Page 273: ...There are two softkeys available from the PACT Measurement screen Press Graph to view a graph of the Measurement results as the results are measured Press Close to return to the PACT Reference Measurement screen See Working with Application Graphs on page 231 for information If Step does not divide exactly into the difference between λ Stop and λ Start the parameters are automatically corrected to...

Page 274: ...ability application Figure 169 Low Dynamic Range If you choose High or Medium as the Dynamic parameter and Continuous sweep mode the graph will update at the end of each sweep Figure 169 shows a graph with low dynamic range that is the result of a single sweep Figure 170 shows a graph with high dynamic range that is the result of a three sweeps that were combined using a stitching process NOTE ...

Page 275: ...275 Figure 170 High Dynamic Range 27When the PACT Measurement application completes you hear a beep an hourglass appears momentarily If you are viewing the PACT Measurement Screen the available softkeys change as shown in Figure 171 Figure 171 The PACT Measurement Screen Measurement Completed ...

Page 276: ...lysis screen from the graph If you are viewing the graph press Close 29Press Setup The Logging Analysis screen appears as shown in Figure 152 Figure 172 The PACT Analysis Screen The sweep parameters are shown The following results of the PACT Measurement are shown for each selected Power Meter channel min Loss the minimum loss value for the particular Power Meter channel for the sweep and max Loss...

Page 277: ... the connection at the Re mote Interlock Connector closes see The Remote Interlock RIL connector on page 311 for details NoH No Head There is an Optical Head Interface module inserted in the mainframe that does not have an Optical Head connected to it No measurement is possible using this chan nel until you either reconnect an Optical Head or deselect this Optical Head channel as a power measureme...

Page 278: ...th range of your Tunable Laser module How to View the Pmax Curve To view the Pmax Curve 1 Press the Appl hardkey The Applications menu as shown in Figure 146 appears 2 Move to Pmax curve and press Enter The Pmax Curve Screen as shown in Figure 173 appears Figure 173 The Pmax Curve Screen 3 See Working with Application Graphs on page 231 for information on zooming in and out 4 Press Close to exit f...

Page 279: ...her by pressing the Hold Cnt softkey or by using a foot pedal if this option has been enabled via the Config hardkey See How to Configure your Foot Pedal on page 71 for further details For general information on measuring Return Loss please refer to Return Loss Measurement on page 163 The Return Loss Application supports the Agilent 81610A 81613A Return Loss Modules The Application is not availabl...

Page 280: ...ee How to Configure your Foot Pedal on page 71 for further details For general information on measuring return loss and insertion loss please refer to Return Loss Measurement on page 163 On Screen Messages The Return Loss Application always uses the first available power meter channel on dual power meters NOTE Table 19 Return Loss Application On Screen Messages Agilent 8163A B Message Description ...

Page 281: ...rence cable the return loss reference value RLref of the reflector device the averaging time the wavelength of the return loss module User Interface When the Return Loss Application is started the following screen appears on the Agilent 8163A B Lightwave Multimeter Figure 174 Main Screen of the Return Loss Application The softkeys on the screen have the following functions Zero all The Zero all so...

Page 282: ...structions on the screen to perform a Reflectance Calibration a Termination Calibration and a Loss Calibration You will be guided step by step through each stage of the calibration process Show Cal To display the calibration parameters of the last calibration press this key Measure Press this key to start a new Return Loss and or Insertion Loss measurement Menu Press this key to access all paramet...

Page 283: ...bed above The Logging Application on page 242 The Stability Application on page 254 or The PACT Application on page 266 2 Move to the Analysis Screen 3 Connect your printer to the instrument as described in How to Connect a Printer on page 81 4 Select the printer type as described in How to Select the Printer Type on page 75 5 Press Menu move to Print and press Enter The screen shown in Figure 175...

Page 284: ...Applications Recording Measurement Results 284 Agilent 8163A B 8164A B 8166A B Mainframes Sixth Edition 6 The printed results should resemble the page shown in Figure 176 Figure 176 Printed Results ...

Page 285: ...ove The Logging Application on page 242 The Stability Application on page 254 or The PACT Application on page 266 2 Move to the Analysis Screen 3 Insert a floppy disk in the diskette drive of your Agilent 8164A B Lightwave Measurement System 4 Press Menu 5 Move to one of the following options Save Ascii File the data will be saved in Ascii text format that can be opened by all text editors Save CS...

Page 286: ...t Results 286 Agilent 8163A B 8164A B 8166A B Mainframes Sixth Edition 7 If you wish to change the suggested file name use the on screen keyboard to modify the name 8 Press OK to save the data to diskette using the displayed file name ...

Page 287: ...storage and shipment Safety Considerations 289 Initial Inspection 290 AC Line Power Supply Requirements 291 Line Power Requirements 291 Line Power Cable 292 Changing the Battery 295 Changing the Fuse 295 Operating and Storage Environment 296 Temperature 296 Humidity 297 Altitude 297 Pollution Protection 297 Storage and Shipment 297 Instrument Cooling 298 Storage Position 300 Carrying the Instrumen...

Page 288: ...B Mainframes Sixth Edition GPIB Interface 312 Cables and Adapters 312 Connector 313 GPIB Logic Levels 314 Serial Interface 315 Return Shipments to Agilent Technologies 317 Parallel Port PCMCIA Slot Keyboard connector and 24V DC Output 316 Claims and Repackaging 317 ...

Page 289: ...al in the instrument Before operation review the instrument and manual for safety markings and instructions You must follow these to ensure safe operation and to maintain the instrument in safe condition Some Agilent 8164A B Lightwave Measurement System and Agilent 8166A B Lightwave Multichannel System circuits are powered whenever the instrument is connected to the AC power source To disconnect f...

Page 290: ...verified the instrument both mechanically and electrically The Function Tests give a procedure for checking the operation of the instrument If the contents are incomplete mechanical damage or defect is apparent or if an instrument does not pass the operator s checks notify the nearest Agilent Technologies Sales Service Office To avoid hazardous electrical shock do not perform electrical tests when...

Page 291: ...ption is 120 VA with all options installed The Agilent 8164A B Lightwave Measurement System complies with overvoltage category II and can operate from any single phase AC power source that supplies between 100 V and 240 V at a frequency in the range from 50 to 60 Hz The maximum power consumption is 270 VA with all options installed The Agilent 8166A B Lightwave Multichannel System complies with ov...

Page 292: ...wer cable connector from the appliance coupler at the rear of the instrument For this reason the power cable connection should be easily accessible allowing you to turn off the power quickly If the instrument is in a cabinet it must be disconnected from the line power by the system s line power switch Please note that the power key on the front panel of the Agilent 8164A B Lightwave Measurement Sy...

Page 293: ... it must be disconnected from the line power by the system s line power switch CAUTION Please note that the power key on the front panel of the Agilent 8164A B Lightwave Measurement System does not stop the flow of power to the instrument The power key allows you to switch between stand by mode and power on mode CAUTION If you need to turn off the power unplug the instrument at the mains or remove...

Page 294: ...equirement Markings Agilent 8164A B Figure 183 AC Power Requirement Markings Agilent 8166A B To avoid the possibility of injury or death you must observe the following precautions before switching on the instrument Insert the power cable plug only into a socket outlet provided with a protective earth contact Do not negate this protective ac tion by the using an extension cord without a protective ...

Page 295: ... protected against loading by a special circuit and must be installed with the correct polarity Changing the battery should be carried out only by Agilent Technologies service personnel If you need to get the battery replaced refer to your nearest Agilent Technologies Sales Service Office CAUTION There is no user replaceable fuse for the Agilent 8163A B Lightwave Multimeter System Agilent 8164A B ...

Page 296: ...cted from temperature extremes and changes in temperature that may cause condensation within it The storage and operating temperature for the Lightwave Measurement System are given in the table below The Agilent 8163A B Lightwave Multimeter System Agilent 8164A B Lightwave Measurement System and the Agilent 8166A B Lightwave Multichannel System are not designed for outdoor use To prevent potential...

Page 297: ...de The maximum operating altitude of the Agilent 8163A B Lightwave Multimeter System the Agilent 8164A B Lightwave Measurement System and the Agilent 8166A B Lightwave Multichannel System is 2000 m Pollution Protection The Agilent 8163A B Lightwave Multimeter System Agilent 8164A B Lightwave Measurement System and the Agilent 8166A B Lightwave Multichannel System are designed for pollution degree ...

Page 298: ...orizontally as shown in Figure 184 Figure 185 or Figure 186 so that air can circulate through it freely Operating Position When operating the Agilent 8163A B Agilent 8164A B or Agilent 8166A B choose a location that provides at least 75 mm 3 inches of clearance at the rear and at least 25 mm 1 inch of clearance at each side Failure to provide adequate air clearance may result in excessive internal...

Page 299: ...tion and Maintenance Agilent 8163A B 8164A B 8166A B Mainframes Sixth Edition 299 Figure 185 Correct Operating Position of the Agilent 8164A B Figure 186 Correct Operating Position of the Agilent 8166A B 25 mm 1 inch 25 mm 1 inch 75 mm 3 inches ...

Page 300: ... operating position as shown in Figure 184 or on its back legs as shown in Figure 187 The back legs protect the connectors on the back panel from damage Figure 187 Storing the Agilent 8164A B on its Back Legs Before positioning the Agilent 8164A B Lightwave Measurement System on its back legs make sure that the instrument is in stand by mode see page 76 and disconnect all connections to the back p...

Page 301: ...e Agilent 8164A B Lightwave Measurement System using this Strap Strap If you need to lift the Agilent 8166A B Lightwave Multichannel System ensure the following that you do not attempt to lift the instrument alone at least two people are needed to carry the instrument that your back is straight and you bend your legs rather than your spine that the load is as close to your body as possible when ca...

Page 302: ...ultichannel System Back loadable modules these tunable laser source modules fit in the large module slot at the rear of the Agilent 8164A B Lightwave Measurement System How to Remove a Front Loadable Module Figure 189 How to Remove a Front Loadable Module 1 Lift the catch at the bottom front of the module 2 With the catch lifted pull the module out of the instrument If the module does not slide ou...

Page 303: ...o its movement 3 Apply pressure to the front panel and push the module as far as it goes You hear a small click when the module reaches its installed position This is the catch making contact How to Remove a Back Loadable Module Do not use the electrical or optical connectors to push the module into the instrument as this can cause damage to the connectors Make sure that the line power is switched...

Page 304: ...he retaining screws see Figure 191 that secure the module in the instrument Figure 191 Back Panel of Agilent 8164B Lightwave Measurement System Figure 192 Side View of a Back Loadable Module 2 Pull the module out of the mainframe using the handle being careful to keep the module completely flat Handle Retaining Screws ...

Page 305: ...ll the module out at an angle or vertically you may damage the instrument and the module You should pull the module out along the direction shown by the arrow in Figure 193 CAUTION Disconnect all electrical and optical connectors before you fit this module into the instrument as this can cause damage to the connectors Make sure that the instrument is in stand by mode see page 292 before you remove...

Page 306: ...hat you have correctly oriented it and that there is no obstruction to its movement 3 Apply pressure to the handle and push the module as far as it goes You hear a small click when the module reaches its installed position This is the catch making contact 4 Tighten retaining screws to hold module in place Tighten Retaining Screws Insert module along the direction shown by this arrow If you insert ...

Page 307: ... connector 1 Select a connector interface to suit the optical connector that your optical fiber is terminated with 2 Connect the connector interface to the optical output connector of the module see Figure 195 3 You can now attach the optical connector to the connector interface Optical Connector Connector Interface Optical Output Connector Before you attach a connector and fiber you should clean ...

Page 308: ...d panel as shown in Figure 196 Position the end closest to the handle against the bottom edge of the slot Figure 196 Fitting a Blind Panel 2 Push the top of the blind panel so that it clicks into position Fitting a Filler Module for Back Loadable Module Slots The Agilent 81645A Filler Module must be used if you have not installed a back loadable Tunable Laser module into the Agilent 8164A B Lightw...

Page 309: ...ion and Maintenance Agilent 8163A B 8164A B 8166A B Mainframes Sixth Edition 309 The Agilent 81645A Filler Module can be removed in the same way as any back loadable module see How to Remove a Back Loadable Module on page 303 ...

Page 310: ...BNC connector the Trigger Output see Figure 197 or Figure 197 This is a TTL output Do not apply an external voltage to this connector Figure 197 Rear Panel of the Agilent 8163B Lightwave Multimeter System Figure 198 Rear Panel of the Agilent 8164B Lightwave Measurement System There are two input BNC connectors the Remote Interlock Connector and the Trigger Input see Figure 197 or Figure 197 These ...

Page 311: ...connector at the back of the Agilent 8163A B Lightwave Multimeter System Agilent 8164A B Lightwave Measurement System and Agilent 8166A B Lightwave Multichannel System for the purpose of the optional connection of a foot pedal Setting the trigger configuration is explained in Additional Information on page 63 If the short circuit at this BNC connector is opened the laser is switched off immediatel...

Page 312: ... network a linear network or a combination star and linear network The limitations imposed on this network are as follows The total cable length cannot exceed 20 meters The maximum cable length per device is 2 meters No more than 15 devices may be interconnected on one bus Cables and Adapters See GPIB Cables and Adapters on page 333 for details on cables and adapters ...

Page 313: ...oducts delivered now are equipped with connectors having ISO metric threaded lock screws and stud mounts ISO M3 5 0 6 that are black in color Earlier connectors may have lock screws and stud mounts with English threaded lock screws and stud mounts 6 32 UNC that have a shiny nickel finish It is recommended that you do not stack more than three connectors one on top of the other Hand tighten the con...

Page 314: ...alse High open or 2 5 Vdc to 5 Vdc All GPIB lines have LOW assertion states High states are held at 3 0 Vdc by pull ups within the instrument When a line functions as an input it requires approximately 3 2 mA to pull it low through a closure to digital ground When a line functions as an output it will sink up to 48 mA in the low state and approximately 0 6 mA in the high state The GPIB line screen...

Page 315: ...for the PC serial interface connected to it The PC serial interface should be configured to match the instrument s fixed parameters Congigurable Parameters Baudrate Refer to How to Set the Speed of the Serial Interface on page 73 Fixed Parameters These are Serial Interface Configuration Fixed Parameters Data Bits 8 Parity None Stop Bits 1 Flow Control Hardware RTS CTS For serial communication use ...

Page 316: ...CMCIA Slot Keyboard connector and 24V DC Output These interfaces are present on all models In addition the 8164A Lightwave Measurement System has a PS 2 mouse connector The parallel port is a standard centronics printer interface The keyboard connector is a standard PS 2 connector The PCMCIA Slot the keyboard slot and the 24V DC output are reserved for future use NOTE ...

Page 317: ...nd full serial number and the type of service required The original shipping carton and packing material may be reusable but the Agilent Technologies Sales Service Office will provide information and recommendation on materials to be used if the original packing is no longer available or reusable General instructions for repackaging are as follows Wrap instrument in heavy paper or plastic Use stro...

Page 318: ...Installation and Maintenance Claims and Repackaging 318 Agilent 8163A B 8164A B 8166A B Mainframes Sixth Edition ...

Page 319: ...tem are available in various configurations for the best possible match to the most common applications This appendix provides information on the available options and accessories Instrument and Options Agilent 8163A B 320 Modules 321 Instrument and Options Agilent 8164A B 324 Modules 325 Agilent 81645A Filler Module 328 Options 328 Instrument and Options Agilent 8166A B 329 Modules 330 GPIB Cable...

Page 320: ...B64 1CM Rack Mount Kit 900 Power Cord United Kingdom 8120 1351 901 Power Cord Australia New Zealand 8120 1369 902 Power Cord Continental Europe 8120 1689 903 Power Cord United States 120 V 8120 1378 905 Power Cord Systems Cabinet Use IEC 320 8120 1860 906 Power Cord Switzerland 8120 2104 912 Power Cord Denmark 8120 3997 917 Power Cord Republic of South Africa and India 8120 4211 918 Power Cord Jap...

Page 321: ...nsor InGaAs 10 to 80 dBm analog out Optical Heads Model No Description Agilent 81623B Ge Head 10 to 80 dBm Analog Output Agilent 81624B InGaAs Head 10 to 90 dBm Analog Output Agilent 81626B High Power Head 27 to 80 dBm Analog Output Agilent 81628B High Power Head integrating sphere 37 to 60 dBm Ana log Output Optical Head Interfaces Model No Description Agilent 81618A Single Channel Interface Agil...

Page 322: ...ower Compact Tunable Laser Source Module Model No Description Agilent 81980A S and C band compact TLS with SBS suppression for swept multi channel test applications Agilent 81940A C and L band compact TLS with SBS suppression for swept multi channel test applications Agilent 81944A C and L band compact TLS with SBS suppression for swept multi channel test applications used for PMD test system N390...

Page 323: ...A high power single slot straight connectors Agilent 81571A high power single slot angled connectors Agilent 81573A high power single slot SMF pigtail connectors Agilent 81576A high power dual slot power control straight connectors Agilent 81577A high power dual slot power control angled connectors Agilent 81578A high power single slot multimode straight connectors ...

Page 324: ...N Front Handle Kit 1CM Rack Mount Kit 900 Power Cord United Kingdom 8120 1351 901 Power Cord Australia New Zealand 8120 1369 902 Power Cord Continental Europe 8120 1689 903 Power Cord United States 120 V 8120 1378 905 Power Cord Systems Cabinet Use IEC 320 8120 1860 906 Power Cord Switzerland 8120 2104 912 Power Cord Denmark 8120 3997 917 Power Cord Republic of South Africa and India 8120 4211 918...

Page 325: ...InGaAs 10 to 80 dBm analog out Optical Heads Model No Description Agilent 81623B Ge Head 10 to 80 dBm Analog Output Agilent 81624B InGaAs Head 10 to 90 dBm Analog Output Agilent 81626B High Power Head 27 to 80 dBm Analog Output Agilent 81628B High Power Head integrating sphere 37 to 60 dBm Ana log Output Optical Head Interfaces Model No Description Agilent 81618A Single Channel Interface Agilent 8...

Page 326: ... 81662A DFB LD Module 10 mW Agilent 81663A DFB LD Module 20 mW High Power Compact Tunable Laser Source Module Model No Description Agilent 81980A S and C band compact TLS with SBS suppression for swept multi channel test applications Agilent 81940A C and L band compact TLS with SBS suppression for swept multi channel test applications Agilent 81944A C and L band compact TLS with SBS suppression fo...

Page 327: ...ilent 81600B 132 High Power TLS for the Test of Critical Components 1260 1375 nm Agilent 81600B 130 Low SSE TLS for the Test of Critical Components 1260 1375 nm Return Loss Modules Model No Description Agilent 81610A RL Module no internal source Agilent 81613A RL Module 1310 1550 nm internal source Attenuator Modules Model No Description Agilent 81570A high power single slot straight connectors Ag...

Page 328: ...ge 308 for more details Options Option 003 Agilent 81600B 142 Built in optical attenuator with 60 dB attenuation range Option 071 All Tunable Laser Source Modules Polarization maintaining fiber Panda type for straight contact connectors Option 072 All Tunable Laser Source Modules Polarization maintaining fiber Panda type for angled contact connectors The Agilent 81600B 200 160 150 and 140 have a b...

Page 329: ...B64 1CM Rack Mount Kit 900 Power Cord United Kingdom 8120 1351 901 Power Cord Australia New Zealand 8120 1369 902 Power Cord Continental Europe 8120 1689 903 Power Cord United States 120 V 8120 1378 905 Power Cord Systems Cabinet Use IEC 320 8120 1860 906 Power Cord Switzerland 8120 2104 912 Power Cord Denmark 8120 3997 917 Power Cord Republic of South Africa and In dia 8120 4211 918 Power Cord Ja...

Page 330: ...InGaAs 10 to 80 dBm analog out Optical Heads Model No Description Agilent 81623B Ge Head 10 to 80 dBm Analog Output Agilent 81624B InGaAs Head 10 to 90 dBm Analog Output Agilent 81626B High Power Head 27 to 80 dBm Analog Output Agilent 81628B High Power Head integrating sphere 37 to 60 dBm Ana log Output Optical Head Interfaces Model No Description Agilent 81618A Single Channel Interface Agilent 8...

Page 331: ...ower Compact Tunable Laser Source Module Model No Description Agilent 81980A S and C band compact TLS with SBS suppression for swept multi channel test applications Agilent 81940A C and L band compact TLS with SBS suppression for swept multi channel test applications Agilent 81944A C and L band compact TLS with SBS suppression for swept multi channel test applications used for PMD test system N390...

Page 332: ...ht connectors Agilent 81571A high power single slot angled connectors Agilent 81573A high power single slot SMF pigtail connectors Agilent 81575A high power single slot PMF pigtail connectors Agilent 81576A high power dual slot power control straight connectors Agilent 81577A high power dual slot power control angled connectors Agilent 81578A high power single slot multimode straight connectors ...

Page 333: ...nnector is compatible with the connectors on the following cables and adapters GPIB Cable 10833A 1 m 3 3 feet GPIB Cable 10833B 2 m 6 6 feet GPIB Cable 10833C 4 m 13 2 feet GPIB Cable 10833D 0 5 m 1 6 feet GPIB Adapter 10834A 2 3 cm extender Use this adapter if there is no space to connect your GPIB cable directly to a GPIB interface ...

Page 334: ...Accessories GPIB Cables and Adapters 334 Agilent 8163A B 8164A B 8166A B Mainframes Sixth Edition ...

Page 335: ...ty system standard as part of Agilent Technologies commitment to continually increasing customer satisfaction through improved quality control Specifications describe the instrument s warranted performance Supplementary performance characteristics describe the instrument s non warranted typical performance Because of the modular nature of the instrument the performance specifications apply to the ...

Page 336: ...166A Specifications 341 Agilent 8166B Specifications 342 Declarations of Conformity 343 Agilent 8163A Lightwave Multimeter 344 Agilent 8163B Lightwave Multimeter 345 Agilent 8164A Lightwave Measurement System 346 Agilent 8164B Lightwave Measurement System 347 Agilent 8166A Lightwave Multichannel System 348 Agilent 8166B Lightwave Multichannel System 349 Regulations Information 350 Safety Canada 35...

Page 337: ...range up to 6 5 digits user definable Compatibility The Agilent 8163A mainframe supports all 8153A Series and Agilent 8163A Series modules 1 Data Acquisitions Memory Selectable data averaging time Selectable total data averaging time 4000 measurement results channel depends on sensor module 20 ms to 23 59 59 h Trigger True synchronous on all channels Environmental Storage temperature Operating tem...

Page 338: ... Agilent 8163B mainframe supports all HP 8153A Series and Agilent 8163A B Series modules 1 Environmental Storage temperature Operating temperature Humidity 40 C to 70 C 0 C to 45 C 95 R H from 0 C to 45 C Power AC 100 240 V 10 50 60 Hz 120 VA max Dimensions 88 mm 213 mm 380 mm 3 5 8 4 15 Weight net 4 200 kg 9 3 lbs shipping 6 5 kg 14 5 lbs GPIB interface Function code All modes and parameters acce...

Page 339: ...lity The Agilent 8164A mainframe supports all 8153A Series and Agilent 8163A Series modules 1 Environmental Storage temperature Operating temperature Humidity 40 C to 70 C 10 C to 35 C 80 R H from 10 C to 35 C Power 100 240 Vrms 10 50 60 Hz 280 VA max Dimensions 145 mm 426 mm 545 mm 5 8 16 9 21 6 Weight net 20 kg 45 lb 23 kg 51 lb including modules GPIB interface Function code SH1 AH1 T6 L4 SR1 RL...

Page 340: ...Environmental Storage temperature Operating temperature Humidity 40 C to 70 C 10 C to 35 C 80 R H from 10 C to 35 C Power AC 100 240 V 10 50 60 Hz 280 VA max Dimensions 145 mm 426 mm Ą 545 mm 5 8 16 9 21 6 Weight net 20 kg 45 lb 23 kg 51 lb including modules GPIB interface Function code All modes and parameters accessible via GPIB interface SH1 AH1 T6 L4 SR0 RL1 PP0 DC1 DT0 C0 SCPI standard 2 GPIB...

Page 341: ...display 190 300 points visible monochrome Display Resolution Power Meters 0 0001 dB dBm 0 01 pW to 10 pW depending on power range up to 6 5 digits user definable Compatibility The Agilent 8166A supports all Agilent 8163A Series modules 1 Trigger True synchronous on all channels Environmental Storage temperature Operating temperature Humidity 40 C to 70 C 0 C to 45 C 95 R H from 0 C to 45 C Power A...

Page 342: ... digits user definable Compatibility The Agilent 8166A B supports all Agilent 8163A B Series modules 1 Environmental Storage temperature Operating temperature Humidity 40 C to 70 C 0 C to 45 C 95 R H from 0 C to 45 C Power AC 100 240 V 10 50 60 Hz 450 VA max Dimensions 240 mm 430 mm 580mm 9 5 17 23 Weight net 23 kg 50 7 lbs shipping 45 kg 94 8 lbs GPIB interface Function code All modes and paramet...

Page 343: ...Declarations of Conformity Specifications and Regulations Compliance Agilent 8163A B 8164A B 8166A B Mainframes Sixth Edition 343 Declarations of Conformity ...

Page 344: ...Specifications and Regulations Compliance Declarations of Conformity 344 Agilent 8163A B 8164A B 8166A B Mainframes Sixth Edition Agilent 8163A Lightwave Multimeter ...

Page 345: ...Declarations of Conformity Specifications and Regulations Compliance Agilent 8163A B 8164A B 8166A B Mainframes Sixth Edition 345 Agilent 8163B Lightwave Multimeter ...

Page 346: ...Specifications and Regulations Compliance Declarations of Conformity 346 Agilent 8163A B 8164A B 8166A B Mainframes Sixth Edition Agilent 8164A Lightwave Measurement System ...

Page 347: ...Declarations of Conformity Specifications and Regulations Compliance Agilent 8163A B 8164A B 8166A B Mainframes Sixth Edition 347 Agilent 8164B Lightwave Measurement System ...

Page 348: ...Specifications and Regulations Compliance Declarations of Conformity 348 Agilent 8163A B 8164A B 8166A B Mainframes Sixth Edition Agilent 8166A Lightwave Multichannel System ...

Page 349: ...Declarations of Conformity Specifications and Regulations Compliance Agilent 8163A B 8164A B 8166A B Mainframes Sixth Edition 349 Agilent 8166B Lightwave Multichannel System ...

Page 350: ...ation 350 Agilent 8163A B 8164A B 8166A B Mainframes Sixth Edition Regulations Information Safety Canada EMC Canada These ISM devices comply with Canadian ICES 001 Ces appareils ISM sont conformes ŕ la norme NMB 001 du Canada EMC Australia New Zealand LR 53538C ...

Page 351: ...ightwave Measurement System also has a floppy disk drive The complete characteristics to which the Agilent 8163A B Lightwave Multimeter the Agilent 8164A B Lightwave Measurement System or the Agilent 8166A B Lightwave Multichannel System is tested are given in Specifications and Regulations Compliance on page 335 All tests can be performed without access to the interior of the instrument The perfo...

Page 352: ...tical Head or any other Optical Head from the Agilent 8162x series Agilent 81632B any other Agilent 8163x series Power Sensor Agilent 81618A or Agilent 81619A Interface Mod ule plus Agilent 81626B Optical Head or any other Optical Head from the Agilent 8162x series Agilent 81632B any other Agilent 8163x series Power Sensor Agilent 81618A or Agilent 81619A Interface Mod ule plus Agilent 81626B Opti...

Page 353: ... Service Office for repair Instruments Specifications Specifications are the characteristics of the instrument that are certified These specifications listed in Appendix C are the limits against which the Agilent 8163A B Lightwave Multimeter the Agilent 8164A B Lightwave Measurement System or the Agilent 8166A B Lightwave Multichannel System can be tested Appendix C also lists some supplemental ch...

Page 354: ...erformance Test Power Supply by Module Interaction Test Display by Keystroke Test Figure 201 Mainframe Setup Agilent 8166A B Mainframe with fixed laser source and power sensor Power Sensor Laser Source Power Sensor Laser Source Agilent 8163A B Mainframe with fixed laser source and power sensor Agilent 8164A B Mainframe with fixed laser source power sensor and tunable laser module Tunable Laser ...

Page 355: ... all channels should appear 6 Press Channel several times The highlighted field on the display should toggle between the channels you have inserted a module into Testing the Softkeys and the Cursor Key 1 Press the right arrow of the cursor key several times Check the fields on the display being highlighted one after another 2 Press the left arrow on the cursor key several times Check the fields on...

Page 356: ...ck 9 Press Preset the green hardkey An egg timer icon should be displayed while all parameters are set to their default values The Overview Screen showing all channels should appear Testing the the Modify Knob 10Turn the Modify Knob clockwise Check the fields on the display being highlighted one after another 11Turn the Modify Knob counter clockwise Check the fields on the display being highlighte...

Page 357: ...git to the far left position 18Using the number keys press the following sequence 1 2 3 4 5 and 6 123 456 dB should be displayed as the Cal value 19Press Enter twice to get access to the Cal field again 20Using the number keys press the following sequence 1 0 7 8 and 9 10 789 dB should be displayed as the Cal value 21Press several times The Cal field should toggle between 10 789 dB and 10 789 dB 2...

Page 358: ...ress the key beside the laser output on the module front panel to switch on the laser source 8 Note the power reading of the power sensor in the test record The Module Interaction Test ends here if you use the Agilent 8163A B 9 Switch your mainframe off by pressing the Power Key 10Move the laser source module from slot 1 to slot 3 and the power sensor module from slot 2 to slot 4 11Connect the out...

Page 359: ...it until is has booted 18Press Preset the green hardkey to set all parameters to their default values 19Move to λ the wavelength of your Tunable Laser module type 1550 00 20Move to λ the wavelength of your power sensor type 1550 00 21Set the P the output power and Att the attenuation to the value given in Table 22 22Note the power reading of the power sensor in the test record Table 22 Reference W...

Page 360: ...ilent 8166A B Lightwave Multichannel system to the controller via the GPIB 2 Switch on the instrument and wait until it has booted and the user interface will be visible 3 Send the IDN query to the instrument from the controller 4 Check that the lowest softkey is called Local This indicates that the instrument received the query 5 The reply from the instrument should be a string of the form Agilen...

Page 361: ...ity ________________________ Customer _______________________ Performed by ________________________ Report No _______________________ Special Notes ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ____________...

Page 362: ...________ 9 ___________________________ ___________ ___________ ___________ 10 ___________________________ ___________ ___________ ___________ 11 ___________________________ ___________ ___________ ___________ 12 ___________________________ ___________ ___________ ___________ 13 ___________________________ ___________ ___________ ___________ 14 ___________________________ ___________ ___________ __...

Page 363: ...______________________ Customer _______________________ Performed by ________________________ Report No _______________________ Special Notes ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ __________________...

Page 364: ...________ 9 ___________________________ ___________ ___________ ___________ 10 ___________________________ ___________ ___________ ___________ 11 ___________________________ ___________ ___________ ___________ 12 ___________________________ ___________ ___________ ___________ 13 ___________________________ ___________ ___________ ___________ 14 ___________________________ ___________ ___________ __...

Page 365: ...ility ________________________ Customer _______________________ Performed by ________________________ Report No _______________________ Special Notes ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ __________...

Page 366: ..._ ___________ ___________ 6 ___________________________ ___________ ___________ ___________ 7 ___________________________ ___________ ___________ ___________ 8 ___________________________ ___________ ___________ ___________ 9 ___________________________ ___________ ___________ ___________ 10 ___________________________ ___________ ___________ ___________ 11 ___________________________ ___________ ...

Page 367: ...Test of the Number Keys ____________ ____________ Module Interaction Test Check the appropriate function Test of Min Spec Result Max Spec Passed Failed Slot 1 and Slot 2 6 dBm ________ 6 dBm ____________ ____________ Slot 3 and Slot 4 6 dBm ________ 6 dBm ____________ ____________ Slot 0 Optional Using Agilent 81680A B 16 dBm ________ 4 dBm ____________ ____________ Using Agilent 81682A B std 6 dB...

Page 368: ...Performance Tests Test Record 368 Agilent 8163A B 8164A B 8166A B Mainframes Sixth Edition ...

Page 369: ...ility ________________________ Customer _______________________ Performed by ________________________ Report No _______________________ Special Notes ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ __________...

Page 370: ..._ ___________ ___________ 6 ___________________________ ___________ ___________ ___________ 7 ___________________________ ___________ ___________ ___________ 8 ___________________________ ___________ ___________ ___________ 9 ___________________________ ___________ ___________ ___________ 10 ___________________________ ___________ ___________ ___________ 11 ___________________________ ___________ ...

Page 371: ...Test of the Number Keys ____________ ____________ Module Interaction Test Check the appropriate function Test of Min Spec Result Max Spec Passed Failed Slot 1 and Slot 2 6 dBm ________ 6 dBm ____________ ____________ Slot 3 and Slot 4 6 dBm ________ 6 dBm ____________ ____________ Slot 0 Optional Using Agilent 81680A B 16 dBm ________ 4 dBm ____________ ____________ Using Agilent 81682A B std 6 dB...

Page 372: ...cility ________________________ Customer _______________________ Performed by ________________________ Report No _______________________ Special Notes ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ _________...

Page 373: ..._____ ___________ ___________ 6 ___________________________ ___________ ___________ ___________ 7 ___________________________ ___________ ___________ ___________ 8 ___________________________ ___________ ___________ ___________ 9 ___________________________ ___________ ___________ ___________ 10 ___________________________ ___________ ___________ ___________ 11 ___________________________ ________...

Page 374: ... Slot 1 and Slot 2 6 dBm ____________ 20 dBm ____________ ____________ Slot 3 and Slot 4 6 dBm ____________ 20 dBm ____________ ____________ Slot 5 and Slot 6 6 dBm ____________ 20 dBm ____________ ____________ Slot 7 and Slot 8 6 dBm ____________ 20 dBm ____________ ____________ Slot 9 and Slot 10 6 dBm ____________ 20 dBm ____________ ____________ Slot 11 and Slot 12 6 dBm ____________ 20 dBm __...

Page 375: ...cility ________________________ Customer _______________________ Performed by ________________________ Report No _______________________ Special Notes ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ _________...

Page 376: ..._____ ___________ ___________ 6 ___________________________ ___________ ___________ ___________ 7 ___________________________ ___________ ___________ ___________ 8 ___________________________ ___________ ___________ ___________ 9 ___________________________ ___________ ___________ ___________ 10 ___________________________ ___________ ___________ ___________ 11 ___________________________ ________...

Page 377: ... Slot 1 and Slot 2 6 dBm ____________ 20 dBm ____________ ____________ Slot 3 and Slot 4 6 dBm ____________ 20 dBm ____________ ____________ Slot 5 and Slot 6 6 dBm ____________ 20 dBm ____________ ____________ Slot 7 and Slot 8 6 dBm ____________ 20 dBm ____________ ____________ Slot 9 and Slot 10 6 dBm ____________ 20 dBm ____________ ____________ Slot 11 and Slot 12 6 dBm ____________ 20 dBm __...

Page 378: ...Performance Tests Test Record 378 Agilent 8163A B 8164A B 8166A B Mainframes Sixth Edition ...

Page 379: ...63B 384 8164A 384 8164B 385 8166A 385 8166B 386 Errors appearing on pop up menus 387 Error on Module 387 Error 390 Tunable Laser Sources 391 Initialization Tests 391 Selftests 396 Return Loss Meters 400 Powermeters Interface Modules with Optical Head 404 Fixed Laser Sources Fabry Perot 409 DFB Laser Sources 412 Attenuator Modules 414 Optical Switch modules 417 ...

Page 380: ...Running 211 Trigger ignored 212 Arm ignored 213 Init ignored 220 Parameter error StatParmError 220 Parameter error StatParmOutOfRange 220 Parameter error StatParmIllegalVal 221 Settings conflict StatParmInconsistent 222 Data out of range StatParmTooLarge 222 Data out of range StatParmTooSmall 231 Data questionable StatValNYetAcc 231 Data questionable StatRangeTooLow 261 Math error in expression St...

Page 381: ...al messaging error StatSemError 306 Channel doesn t support this command StatCmdUnknown ForSlave 307 Channel without head connection StatHeadless 322 Flash programming error StatFlashEraseFailed 322 Flash programming error StatFlashWriteFailed 322 Flash programming error StatFlashDataCntError 322 Flash programming error StatFlashDPAlgoFailed 330 Self test failed 340 Printing error StatPrintError 3...

Page 382: ...rface module inserted in the mainframe that does not have an Optical Head connected to it No measurement is possible using this channel until you reconnect an optical head or deselect this optical channel as a power measurement channel NoD No Data No Data No data has been measured or measurement is not finished You can not access the analysis screen yet Printout and file operations are not yet pos...

Page 383: ...o harm No reboot is necessary for operation of the mainframe However after a reboot of the instrument the FlashDisk test will pass again 8163A Fw Rev ProductNo SerialNo Selftest HW Revision HWRevNo SYSBIOS SysBiosRevNo Date EXTBIOS ExtBiosRevNo Date FPGA FPGARevNo Date BRAM BRAMSize passed failed FlashDisk FlashSize passed failed If one of the selftests fails please try to reboot the instrument If...

Page 384: ...Revision HWRevNo SYSBIOS SysBiosRevNo Date EXTBIOS ExtBiosRevNo VGABIOS VGABiosRev FPGA FPGARevNo Date BRAM BRAMSize passed failed FDD passed failed HDD passed failed Remedial Action If one of the selftests fails please try to reboot the instrument If the selftest continues to fail please return the mainframe to your local service center for repair If one of the selftests fails please try to reboo...

Page 385: ...he selftests fails please try to reboot the instrument If the selftest continues to fail please return the mainframe to your local service center for repair 8166A Fw Rev ProductNo SerialNo Selftest HW Revision HWRevNo SYSBIOS SysBiosRevNo Date EXTBIOS ExtBiosRevNo Date FPGA FPGARevNo Date FPGA2 FPGA2RevNo Date BRAM BRAMSize passed failed FlashDisk FlashSize passed failed Remedial Action If one of ...

Page 386: ... Revision PCBRevNo BIOS BiosRevNo Date EXTBIOS ExtBiosRevNo Date FPGA FPGARevNo Date CPLD CPLDRevNo BRAM BRAMSize passed failed HDD passed failed Remedial Action If one of the selftests fails please try to reboot the instrument If the selftest is continues to fail please return the mainframe to your local service center for repair ...

Page 387: ... action Try to run the automatic realign from the menu or to operate the laser at a lower power level If the failure persists please return the unit to your local service center for repair error message Temperature out of range description The temperature to operate the tunable laser source module was measured outside given limits affected modules TLS action Verify the fan is working and the venti...

Page 388: ...ts please return the unit to your local service center for repair error message Out of specification description The unit has been found outside the specification This may happen due to vari ous reasons affected modules TLS action Please run LambdaZero from the menu first If the failure persists reboot the mainframe and run realign from the menu If this does not help please return the unit to your...

Page 389: ... the module to the local Agilent service center for repair error message Offset table is empty description The user has tried to activate the Offset Lambda function but the table of wavelength dependent offsets is empty affected modules All attenuators action Please construct a table with at least one entry before activating this mode error message Lambda offset active description The user has tri...

Page 390: ...s stop wavelength start wavelength sweep time too small 0 001s sweep time too large t 400s trigger frequency too high f 10kHz lambda logging coherence control active cycles 1 trigger step finished action check settings and correct where appropriate firmware revision 2 6 modus continuous sweep parameter s stop wavelength start wavelength sweep time too small 0 001s sweep time too large t 400s trigg...

Page 391: ...from caldata error value 8 not significant action Please return the unit to your local service center for repair error message Initialization Error CalData CRC wrong crc1 stored crc2 description The checksum stored in the caldata does not match the calculated checksum error value crc1 calculated checksum crc2 checksum read from caldata action Please return the unit to your local service center for...

Page 392: ...r for repair error message Initialization Error Firmware CRC wrong crc1 stored crc2 description The checksum stored in the firmware does not match the calculated checksum error value crc1 calculated checksum crc2 checksum read from caldata action Reload the firmware of the module If the failure persists please return the unit to your local service center for repair error message Initialization Err...

Page 393: ...or MotorZero error value description DSP motor zero not finished in time error value 1 not significant action Please return the unit to your local service center for repair error message Initialization Error OptZero error value description Optical zero disabled in caldata error value 1 not significant action Please return the unit to your local service center for repair error message Initializatio...

Page 394: ... to your local service center for repair error message Initialization Error TcfsAdpEEPROMInit error value description Error reading tuning control feedback system adapter board EEPROM error value 1 not significant action Please return the unit to your local service center for repair error message Initialization Error TcfsEEPROMInit error value description Error reading tuning control feedback syst...

Page 395: ...ule temperature is too high error value no error value action Doublecheck whether the fan is working and not blocked Wait some time and reboot the instrument If the failure persists please return the unit to your local service center for repair error message Initialization Error module temperature too high please wait a little bit and try again description Module temperature is too high error valu...

Page 396: ...hecks if peltier current for the laser diode peltier is below maximum error value 13050 Laser peltier current is above maximum value action Please return the unit to your local service center for repair error message TCFS Temp Selftest Failed error value description Verifies if the peltier temperature is within target with a given uncertainty error value 15010 TCFS peltier temperature is not in ta...

Page 397: ...ted 23024 T_BASEPLATE is possibly not connected action Please return the unit to your local service center for repair error message Main Power Loop Selftest Failed error value description Verifies the electronic of the power loop regulator error value 23051 power loop CW path failed 23052 power loop modulation path failed 23053 power loop regulator circuit failed action Please return the unit to y...

Page 398: ...surement voltage on TCFS board not in limits 25012 10V measurement voltage on TCFS board not in limits 25013 5V reference voltage on TCFS board not in limits 25014 5V reference voltage on TCFS board not in limits 25015 2 5V reference voltage on TCFS board not in limits 25016 5V attenuator encoder voltage on TCFS board not in limits 25017 2 5V attenuator encoder voltage on TCFS board not in limits ...

Page 399: ...e return the unit to your local service center for repair error message TCFS Adj Cicuit Selftest Failed error value description Checks whether a signal between 15V and 21V can be selected at the 20V reference with the DAC error value 25050 TCFS 20V adjust is not possible action Please return the unit to your local service center for repair error message TCFS Shutter Selftest Failed error value des...

Page 400: ...Loading the FPGA with data failed This indicates a defective FPGA or an FPGA access problem test value no test value action Please return the unit to your local service center for repair error message E10014 Firmware corrupt checksum error a b description Firmware in flash has an invalid checksum Either the image which was programmed was corrupt or the flash memory has a failure test value a is th...

Page 401: ...e temperature is outside the allowed range test value a photodiode number b measured photodiode temperature action Verify whether the module is operated within the specified ambient temperature If the failure persists please return the unit to your lo cal service center for repair error message E1x060 0 25V offset failed a b description Verifies that the offset voltage for the 16 bit ADC 250 mV is...

Page 402: ...in of the responsiveness correction stage test value a if 1 the quotient d could not be calculated otherwise 0 b shows the difference between DAC settings 1024 and 2048 c shows the difference between DAC settings 2048 and 4096 d shows the quotient of b divided by c x refers to the internal PM channel tested action Please return the unit to your local service center for repair error message E10070 ...

Page 403: ...hether laser current safety comparator includes at the right conditions a safety interrupt at the CPU test value a laser number b shows whether the interrupt flag was raised when the current was lower than the limit c shows whether the interrupt flag was raised when the current was higher than the limit action Please return the unit to your local service center for repair ...

Page 404: ... no test value action Please return the unit to your local service center for repair error message E10013 FPGA not correctly initialized description Loading the FPGA with data failed This indicates a defective FPGA or an FPGA access problem test value no test value action Please return the unit to your local service center for repair error message E1x020 Communication with head failed description ...

Page 405: ...ction Please return the unit to your local service center for repair error message E1x050 TEC NTC temp ou of limits a b c d description The sensor temperature is out of the acceptable limits test value a shows the sensor NTC temperature b shows the sensor NTC temperature ADC reading c shows the lower limit d shows the upper limit x refers to the module channel tested action Verify whether the modu...

Page 406: ... local service center for repair error message E1x054 TEC control failed a b c description When the TEC is enabled the temperature must move towards the default temperature coming from a previous temperature be fore the TEC was enabled The moving direction must be correct and the overshoot must be less than a certain limit test value a shows the temperature before the TEC was enabled b shows the a...

Page 407: ...he quotient of b divided by c x refers to the module channel tested action Please return the unit to your local service center for repair error message E1x063 Lambda DAC adj failed a b c d description Verifies the gain of the responsiveness correction stage test value a if 1 the quotient d could not be calculated otherwise 0 b shows the difference between DAC settings 1024 and 2048 c shows the dif...

Page 408: ...temperature mismatch description If the TEC temperature difference does not correspond to the measured Peltier current this test will fail test value x refers to the module channel tested action Verify whether the module is operated within the specified ambi ent temperature If the failure persists please return the unit to your local service center for repair ...

Page 409: ...t value action Please return the unit to your local service center for repair error message E10013 FPGA not correctly initialized description Loading the FPGA with data failed This indicates a defective FPGA or an FPGA access problem test value no test value action Please return the unit to your local service center for repair error message E10040 10bit ADC test failed a b c description The 10bit ...

Page 410: ...urce setting e measured current at high power and high current source setting action Please return the unit to your local service center for repair error message E10070 Peltier a temp diff amp failed description Checks whether the comparator output changes from low to high values while the temperature DAC is set to two different temperatures test value a laser number action Please return the unit ...

Page 411: ... higher than the limit action Please return the unit to your local service center for repair error message E10090 Peltier a regulation failed b c d description During boot time when the Peltier control was disabled it is en abled for two seconds and the temperature moving direction is checked If the movement delta is not approaching the target de fault temperature or if the temperature has not rea...

Page 412: ... Please return the unit to your local service center for repair error message E10013 FPGA not correctly initialized description Loading the FPGA with data failed This indicates a defective FPGA or an FPGA access problem test value no test value action Please return the unit to your local service center for repair error message E10040 10bit ADC test failed a b c description The 10bit ADC has return...

Page 413: ...nter for repair error message E10080 Laser a control for safety test failed description To test the current safety comparator the laser current needs to be set to two different values test value a laser number action Please return the unit to your local service center for repair error message E10081 Safety comparator a test failed b c description Checks whether laser current safety comparator incl...

Page 414: ...eturn the unit to your local service center for repair error message E10013 FPGA not correctly initialized description Loading the FPGA with data failed This indicates a defective FPGA or an FPGA access problem test value no test value action Please return the unit to your local service center for repair error message E10014 Firmware corrupt checksum error a b description Firmware in flash has an ...

Page 415: ...vice center for repair error message E10062 PGA gain adj failed a b c description Verifies the gain settings of the PGA x 1 10 100 A voltage of 25 mV is applied to the input of the PGA and then amplified test value a if 1 the required division has failed if 0 the calculated factors are correct b shows the measured values for an amplification by 10 c shows the measured values for an amplification b...

Page 416: ...6A B Mainframes Sixth Edition The following error codes are attenuator module specific Error Creating message queue Error Init MCB Error spawning tLowlvlMsgHandler Error spawning tKeyPressed Error spawning tTempCtrl Error spawning tPowCtrl Error checking firmware CRC ...

Page 417: ...ion failed note Normally something more descriptive appears i e one of the other messages mentioned here test value action Please return the unit to your local service center for repair error message SanityChecks channel X configArray 1 SanityChecks channel X configs 0 SanityChecks failed description Calibration data seems not to be correct test value X Channel number action Please return the unit...

Page 418: ...hAccess Unsupported ledLocation SwitchAccessLED Unsupported ledLocation description Initialization of the functionalityused to access the LEDs failed Probably a calibration data problem test value action Please return the unit to your local service center for repair error message InitKey SendInternalKeyMsg failed InitKey called more than once InitKey couldn t create enableMsgQ InitKey couldn t spa...

Page 419: ...e return the unit to your local service center for repair error message KeySelftest called without calling KeyInit before KeySelftest KeyDisable failed KeySelftest selftestPre failed KeySelftest key pressed during selftest or hardware problem KeySelftest selftestPost failed KeySelftest KeyEnable failed KeySelftestExecPortF wrong interrupt number KeySelftestPreTPU FreeTpultc failed KeySelftestExecT...

Page 420: ...correct calibration data test value X module channel Y switch configuration number action Please return the unit to your local service center for repair error message Error checking firmware CRC description The firmware CRC is wrong test value action Please return the unit to your local service center for repair error message Unknown internal error during init description Error with unknown cause ...

Page 421: ...re to comply with these requirements Cleaning Instructions for this Instrument The Cleaning Instructions apply to a number of different types of Optical Equipment Table 23 lists the sections that are relevant to the various modules that can be installed in this instrument Table 23 Cleaning Instructions for Modules Modules Instruction Optical Heads How to clean instruments with an optical glass pla...

Page 422: ...6 How to clean connector interfaces 437 How to clean bare fiber adapters 438 How to clean lenses 439 How to clean instruments with a fixed connector interface 440 How to clean instruments with an optical glass plate 441 How to clean instruments with a physical contact interface 442 How to clean instruments with a recessed lens interface 443 How to clean optical devices which are sensitive to mecha...

Page 423: ...at you disable all sources when you are cleaning any optical interfaces Under no circumstances look into the end of an optical device attached to optical outputs when the device is operational The laser radiation is not visible to the human eye but it can seriously damage your eyesight To prevent electrical shock disconnect the instrument from the mains before cleaning Use a dry cloth or one sligh...

Page 424: ...he performance of your system Furthermore the power density may burn dust into the fiber and cause additional damage for example 0 dBm optical power in a single mode fiber causes a power density of approximately 16 million W m2 If this happens measurements become inaccurate and non repeatable Cleaning is therefore an essential yet difficult task Unfortunately when comparing most published cleaning...

Page 425: ...otton swabs Soft tissues Pipe cleaner Compressed air Dust and shutter caps All of Agilent Technologies lightwave instruments are delivered with either laser shutter caps or dust caps on the lightwave adapter Any cables come with covers to protect the cable ends from damage or contamination We suggest these protected coverings should be kept on the equipment at all times except when your optical de...

Page 426: ...e will dissolve the epoxy used with fiber optic connectors To avoid damage only use isopropyl alcohol Cotton swabs We recommend that you use swabs such as Q tips or other cotton swabs normally available from local distributors of medical and hygiene products for example a supermarket or a chemist s shop You may be able to obtain various sizes of swab If this is the case select the smallest size fo...

Page 427: ...aning purposes has soft bristles which will not produces scratches There are many different kinds of pipe cleaner available from tobacco shops The best way to use a pipe cleaner is to push it in and out of the device opening for example when cleaning an interface While you are cleaning you should slowly rotate the pipe cleaner Only use pipe cleaners on connector interfaces or on feed through adapt...

Page 428: ...moistened cleaning wipes Polymer film Infrared Sensor Card Microscope with a magnification range about 50X up to 300X A microscope can be found in most photography stores or can be obtained through or specialist mail order companies Special fiber scopes are available from suppliers of splicing equipment Ideally the light source on your microscope should be very flexible This will allow you to exam...

Page 429: ...rors also have a special coating which may be sensitive to mechanical stress or to fat and liquids For this reason we recommend you do not touch them If you are not sure how sensitive your device is to cleaning please contact the manufacturer or your sales distributor Premoistened cleaning wipes Use pre moistened cleaning wipes as described in each individual cleaning procedure Cleaning wipes may ...

Page 430: ... for proper cleaning 430 Agilent 8163A B 8164A B 8166A B Mainframes Sixth Edition Take care never to look into the end of a fiber or any other optical component when they are in use This is because the laser can seriously damage your eyes ...

Page 431: ...ter Caps Be careful when replacing dust caps after use Do not press the bottom of the cap onto the fiber as any dust in the cap can scratch or dirty your fiber surface When you have finished cleaning put the dust cap back on or close the shutter cap if the equipment is not going to be used immediately Keep the caps on the equipment always when it is not in use All of Agilent Technologies lightwave...

Page 432: ...leaning Instrument Housings Use a dry and very soft cotton tissue to clean the instrument housing and the keypad Do not open the instruments as there is a danger of electric shock or electrostatic discharge Opening the instrument can cause damage to sensitive components and in addition your warranty will be voided ...

Page 433: ... blow away large particles Clean the device with a dry cotton swab Use compressed air to blow away any remaining filament left by the swab Heavy dirt If the above procedure is not enough to clean your instrument follow one of the procedures below Please consult Cleaning Instructions for this Instrument on page 421 for the procedure relevant for this instrument If you are unsure of how sensitive yo...

Page 434: ...e following procedure on most occasions 1 Clean the connector by rubbing a new dry cotton swab over the surface using a small circular movement 2 Blow away any remaining lint with compressed air Procedure for Stubborn Dirt Use this procedure particularly when there is greasy dirt on the connector 1 Moisten a new cotton swab with isopropyl alcohol 2 Clean the connector by rubbing the cotton swab ov...

Page 435: ...t more expensive cleaning procedure is to use an ultrasonic bath with isopropyl alcohol 1 Hold the tip of the connector in the bath for at least three minutes 2 Take a new dry soft tissue and remove the alcohol dissolved sediment and dust by rubbing gently over the surface using a small circular movement 3 Blow away any remaining lint with compressed air ...

Page 436: ... particularly when there is greasy dirt on the adapter 1 Moisten a new cotton swab with isopropyl alcohol 2 Clean the adapter by rubbing the cotton swab over the surface using a small circular movement 3 Take a new dry soft tissue and remove the alcohol dissolved sediment and dust by rubbing gently over the surface using a small circular movement 4 Blow away any remaining lint with compressed air ...

Page 437: ...re is greasy dirt on the interface 1 Moisten a new pipe cleaner with isopropyl alcohol 2 Clean the interface by pushing and pulling the pipe cleaner into the opening Rotate the pipe cleaner slowly as you do this 3 Moisten a new cotton swab with isopropyl alcohol 4 Clean the interface by rubbing the cotton swab over the surface using a small circular movement 5 Using a new dry pipe cleaner and a ne...

Page 438: ...dapter 1 Clean the adapter by pushing and pulling a new dry pipe cleaner into the opening Rotate the pipe cleaner slowly as you do this 2 Clean the adapter by rubbing a new dry cotton swab over the surface using a small circular movement 3 Blow away any remaining lint with compressed air Never use any kind of solvent when cleaning a bare fiber adapter as solvents can damage the foam inside some ad...

Page 439: ...doing so can change the properties of projection Preferred Procedure Use the following procedure on most occasions 1 Clean the lens by rubbing a new dry cotton swab over the surface using a small circular movement 2 Blow away any remaining lint with compressed air Procedure for Stubborn Dirt Use this procedure particularly when there is greasy dirt on the lens 1 Moisten a new cotton swab with isop...

Page 440: ...only way to clean a fixed connector interface and the input of the optical block is to use compressed air If there are fluids or fat in the connector please refer the instrument to the skilled personnel of Agilent s service team Both the surface and the jacket of the attached connector should be completely dry and clean NOTE Only use clean dry compressed air Make sure that the air is free of dust ...

Page 441: ...66A B Mainframes Sixth Edition 441 How to clean instruments with an optical glass plate Some instruments for example the optical heads from Agilent Technologies have an optical glass plate to protect the sensor Clean this glass plate in the same way as optical lenses see How to clean lenses on page 439 ...

Page 442: ...terface by rubbing a new dry cotton swab over the surface using a small circular movement 2 Blow away any remaining lint with compressed air Procedure for Stubborn Dirt Use this procedure particularly when there is greasy dirt on the interface 1 Moisten a new cotton swab with isopropyl alcohol 2 Clean the interface by rubbing the cotton swab over the surface using a small circular movement 3 Take ...

Page 443: ...for recessed lens interfaces because of the difficulty of cleaning out any dirt that is washed to the edge of the interface 1 Moisten a new cotton swab with isopropyl alcohol 2 Clean the interface by rubbing the cotton swab over the surface using a small circular movement 3 Take a new dry soft tissue and remove the alcohol dissolved sediment and dust by rubbing gently over the surface using a smal...

Page 444: ...d air Procedure for Stubborn Dirt To clean devices that are extremely sensitive to mechanical stress or pressure you can also use an optical clean polymer film This procedure is time consuming but you avoid scratching or destroying the surface 1 Put the film on the surface and wait at least 30 minutes to make sure that the film has had enough time to dry 2 Remove the film and any dirt with special...

Page 445: ...at you cannot remove the lint and that the device will be destroyed by becoming mechanically distorted Preferred Procedure Use the following procedure on most occasions 1 Use compressed air at a distance and with low pressure to remove any dust or lint Procedure for Stubborn Dirt Do not use an ultrasonic bath as this can damage your device Use this procedure particularly when there is greasy dirt ...

Page 446: ...n it with isopropyl alcohol 3 Carefully clean the bare fiber with this tissue 4 Make your cleave and immediately insert the fiber into your bare fiber adapter in order to protect the surface from dirt How to clean large area lenses and mirrors Some mirrors as those from a monochromator are very soft and sensitive Therefore never touch them and do not use cleaning tools such as compressed air or po...

Page 447: ...tive to mechanical stress or pressure you can also use an optical clean polymer film This procedure is time consuming but you avoid scratching or destroying the surface 1 Put the film on the surface and wait at least 30 minutes to make sure that the film has had enough time to dry 2 Remove the film and any dirt with special adhesive tapes Alternative Procedure B If your lens is sensitive to water ...

Page 448: ... methods When you insert the ferrule of a patchcord into a connector or an adapter ensure that the fiber end does not touch the outside of the mating connector or adapter Otherwise the fiber end will rub up against something which could scratch it and leave deposits Lens cleaning papers Note that some special lens cleaning papers are not suitable for cleaning optical devices like connectors interf...

Page 449: ...e mainframe When cleaning either the mainframe or the housing of your instrument only use a dry and very soft cotton tissue on the surfaces and the numeric pad Never open the instruments as they can be damaged Opening the instruments puts you in danger of receiving an electrical shock from your device and renders your warranty void ...

Page 450: ...Cleaning Instructions Other Cleaning Hints 450 Agilent 8163A B 8164A B 8166A B Mainframes Sixth Edition ...

Page 451: ... provides information about the firmware upgrade process for the Agilent 8163A B Lightwave Multimeter the Agilent 8164A B Lightwave Measurement System and the Agilent 8166A B Lightwave Multichannel System Firmware Upgrade Process 452 How to Get a Firmware Upgrade 453 How to Upgrade Firmware 455 ...

Page 452: ... have the corresponding or a later firmware revision installed For example for correct operation of 8165xA Laser Source modules where firmware revision 4 02 is installed your 8163A B 8164A B or 8166A B mainframe must have firmware revision 4 0x or higher installed Firmware files are provided on the Support CD ROM supplied with the instrument and the latest firmware revisions can also be downloaded...

Page 453: ...s for mainframes and modules the 816x VXIplug play Instrument Driver and User s Guides for mainframes and modules including the Programming Guide Download Firmware Upgrade from the Internet You can also download free of charge a new Firmware Upgrade for your instrument 1 Access http www agilent com comms comp test 2 Select your instrument type from 8163A B Lightwave Multimeter 8164A B Lightwave Me...

Page 454: ...Firmware Upgrades Firmware Upgrade Process 454 Agilent 8163A B 8164A B 8166A B Mainframes Sixth Edition Figure 202 Firmware Upgrade Flowchart ...

Page 455: ...mware for the 8163A you require a PC running MS Windows 95 or NT 4 0 or higher plus a serial null modem cable that was supplied with your 8163A mainframe Perform the following instructions xxx in a filename should be replaced by the current release number i e 402 for release 4 02 1 Copy the directory Firmware 8163A from the Support Disk to a directory on your PC This directory contains the files H...

Page 456: ...x Z xxx in a filename refers to the firmware version For example 63B_V402 Z is firmware version 4 02 for the 8163B instrument 2 Connect your instrument to your PC with the serial cable 3 Turn on the 8163B and wait until the Agilent screen appears Quickly Press but do not hold the Aux hardkey Press the Appl hardkey If you were successful the instrument displays Instrument Maintenance Mode Otherwise...

Page 457: ...exe 64_xxx_1 img a 5 Insert the DISK_2 into your PC and open a DOS command window if you are running Windows 6 Copy the second firmware image file to DISK_2 using the command copydisk exe 64_xxx_2 img a 7 Insert DISK_1 into the mainframe 8 Turn on the 8164A and wait for the first beep Now you must be quick Press and hold the Preset hardkey Still holding Preset press and hold the Aux hardkey Still ...

Page 458: ...tenance Mode Otherwise turn off the power and try again 4 At your PC click on ATTools_v1_23 exe to start the update tool Click OK to confirm that you have completed steps 1 to 3 When the serial connection has been established which may be after a pause of around 30 seconds the ATTools user interface is displayed 5 Select the firmware image file type Z in the file selection box then click the Updat...

Page 459: ... HPFlashWinR5 exe to start the HPFLASH software 3 Press the File Selection button the file selection box appears 4 Move to the file 66_flxxx bin and click on OK 5 Click on Port Settings 6 Select the com port where the serial cable is connected Choose the maximum baud rate Click on OK 7 Turn on the 8166A and wait for the first beep Now you must be quick Press and hold the Preset hardkey Still holdi...

Page 460: ...the 8166B and wait until the Agilent screen appears Quickly Press but do not hold the Aux hardkey Press the Appl hardkey If you were successful the instrument displays Instrument Maintenance Mode Otherwise turn off the power and try again 4 At your PC click on ATTools_v1_23 exe to start the update tool Click OK to confirm that you have completed steps 1 to 3 When the serial connection has been est...

Page 461: ...module update program which is supplied both on the Support CD ROM and as a web download Copy Module_Update exe to a directory on your PC s hard drive then execute Module_Update exe to install the module update program The readme htm file associated with the module_update program contains Notification of prerequisites Notification of known issues as well as detailed instructions for use Be sure to...

Page 462: ...Firmware Upgrades Firmware Upgrade Process 462 Agilent 8163A B 8164A B 8166A B Mainframes Sixth Edition ...

Page 463: ...Configuration 64 backlight 65 contrast 65 Foot Pedal 71 GPIB address 72 mainframe information 79 Module Update 74 modules information 77 Serial Interface 73 triggering 69 Connecting a Monitor 80 Conventions 3 Cross over switch applications 227 CSA mark 29 D dB 85 dBm 85 Declaration of Conformity Agilent 8163A 344 Agilent 8163B 345 Agilent 8164A 346 Agilent 8164B 347 Agilent 8166A 348 Agilent 8166B...

Page 464: ...8163B 338 Agilent 8164A 339 Agilent 8164B 340 Agilent 8166A 341 Agilent 8166B 342 Stability 254 symbols safety 25 T Temperature for operation and storage 296 Triggering configuration 69 tunable lasers 150 Triggers Laser Sources 117 Power Meters 104 Tunable Lasers analog output 128 atomatic realignment 153 attenuation 124 backplane modulation 147 BNC output 149 coherence control 114 148 excessive p...

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